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Hr.Ms. De Zeven Provinciën was the last and most powerful armoured ship of the Royal Netherlands Navy – a so-called coastal defence ship (armoured ship). Below you will find a detailed overview.
Shipyard & Commissioning
Keel laid: 7 February 1908, Rijkswerf Amsterdam
Launched: 15 March 1909 (by Prince Hendrik)
Commissioned: 6 October 1910
Dimensions & Performance
Length: 101.5 m
Beam: 17.1 m
Draught: 6.15 m
Displacement: approx. 6,530 tonnes
Propulsion: twin screws, approx. 8,000 hp, max. speed: 16 knots
Armament & Armour (original)
2 × 283 mm Krupp guns
4 × 150 mm, 10 × 75 mm semi-automatic, 4 × 37 mm Hotchkiss guns, and a 75 mm mortar
Armour: belt 150 mm, gun turrets/barbettes approx. 250 mm, deck 50 mm
Crew & Role
Crew: approx. 448–452
Designed for coastal defence and colonial presence in the Dutch East Indies
Deployment in the Dutch East Indies
First voyage: departed from Den Helder in November 1910 via the Cape of Good Hope, arriving in Surabaya in February 1911
Service from 1911–1918 and again from 1921–1930 in the East
Incident off Sumatra (1912)
In January 1912, the ship ran aground on a reef off Sumatra; ammunition and coal were unloaded, after which it was repaired in Singapore
Mutiny of 1933
On 5 February 1933, a mutiny broke out due to poor working conditions and social inequality
The mutiny led to political unrest and strengthened right-wing movements in the Netherlands
Later Service & Name Change
Decommissioned in July 1933; subsequently converted into a training ship
Renamed Soerabaja in 1936
Sunk
Bombed by Japanese aircraft in Surabaya on 18 February 1942 and scuttled
Salvaged by the Japanese and used as a floating battery
Bombed again in 1943 and sunk for good
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10.11.061 |
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Description |
HrMs Armoured Ship "De Zeven Provincien" (1910) |
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Quality |
frames; side view; deck plan; details; |
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Scale |
1 : 200 |
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2 |
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2 |
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Weight in grams |
105 |
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Details |
Overall length 51 cm |
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