| Schorpioen-class monitor | |
|---|---|
 Schorpioen in Den Helder, Netherlands | |
| Class overview | |
| Name: | Schorpioen class |
| Operators: |
 Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Built: | 1867–1868 |
| In service: | 1867–1908 |
| In commission: | 1868–1982 |
| Completed: | 2 |
| Scrapped: | 1 |
| Preserved: | 1 |
| General characteristics (Schorpioen as completed) | |
| Class & type: | Schorpioen-class monitor |
| Displacement: | 2,175 metric tons (2,141 long tons) |
| Length: | 195.7 ft (59.65 m) (p/p) |
| Beam: | 39 ft (11.9 m) |
| Draught: | 15 ft 10 in (4.8 m) |
| Installed power: |
2,225 ihp (1,659 kW) 4 boilers |
| Propulsion: | 2 shafts, 2 steam engines |
| Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Range: | 1,030 nmi (1,910 km; 1,190 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement: | 136 |
| Armament: | 2 × 1 − Armstrong 9-inch (229 mm) muzzle-loading rifles |
| Armour: |
Belt: 3–6 in (76–152 mm) Gun turrets: 8–11 in (203–279 mm) Deck: .75–1 in (19–25 mm) Conning tower: 5.7 in (144 mm) |
The Schorpioen-class monitors were a pair of ships built abroad for the Royal Netherlands Navy in the 1860s.
| Ship | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HNLMS Schorpioen | Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, La Seyne-sur-Mer, France | August 1867 | 18 January 1868 | 1 October 1868 |
| HNLMS Stier | Laird & Son Co., Birkenhead, England | 9 April 1868 |
Notes[]
References[]
- Gardiner, Robert, ed (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-8317-0302-4.
- "Dutch Ironclad Rams". Toledo, OH: Naval Records Club. 1972. pp. 302–04.
- Silverstone, Paul H. (1984). Directory of the World's Capital Ships. New York: Hippocrene Books. ISBN 0-88254-979-0.
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Schorpioen class monitors. |
- Photo-collection on Dutch ironclads
- HMLMS Schorpioen at Dutch Naval Museum
- HNSA Ship Page: HMLMS Schorpioen
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