HNLMS Piet Hein (1894)

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Piet Hein with Evertsen and Jacob van Heemskerck
History
Flag of the Netherlands.svgNetherlands
NamePiet Hein
Builder Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij, Rotterdam
Laid down1893
Launched16 August 1894
Commissioned3 January 1896
Decommissioned1914
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Type Evertsen-class coastal defence ship
Displacement3,464 tons
Length86.2 m (282 ft 10 in)
Beam14.33 m (47 ft 0 in)
Draught5.23 m (17 ft 2 in)
Propulsion4,700 hp (3,500 kW), two shafts
Speed16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement263
Armament
  • 2 × 8.2 in (21 cm) (1 × 2)
  • 1 × 8.2 in (21 cm) (1 × 1)
  • 2 × 15 cm (5.9 in) (2 × 1)
  • 6 × 7.5 cm (3.0 in) (6 × 1)
  • 8 × 1pdr (8 × 1)
  • 3 × 45 cm (18 in) torpedo tubes
Armour
  • 6 in (15 cm) belt
  • 9.5 in (24 cm) barbette

HNLMS Piet Hein (Dutch : Hr.Ms. Piet Hein) was a Evertsen-class coastal defence ship of the Royal Netherlands Navy.

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Design

The ship was 86.2 metres (282 ft 10 in) long, had a beam of 14.33 metres (47 ft 0 in), a draught of 5.23 metres (17 ft 2 in), and had a displacement of 3,464 ton. The ship was equipped with 2 shaft reciprocating engines, which were rated at 4,700 ihp (3,500 kW) and produced a top speed of 16 knots (30 km/h). The ship had a belt armour of 6 in (15 cm) and 9.5 in (24 cm) barbette armour. The main armament of the ship was three 8.2 in (21 cm) guns in a double and single turret. Secondary armament included two single 15 cm (5.9 in) guns and six single 7.5 cm (3.0 in) guns. [1]

Service history

The ship was laid down in 1893 [2] at the Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij in Rotterdam and launched on 16 August 1894. The ship was commissioned on 3 January 1896. On 11 May 1896 during the harbor strikes in Rotterdam a ban on assembly was declared. Two days later Kortenaer patrolled the Meuse. The ship was later relieved by her sister ships Evertsen, Piet Hein and the police schooner Argus. 300 grenadiers were deployed during the strikes. The strikes were ended on 21 may. [3]

In 1900 the ships together with the Holland and Koningin Wilhelmina der Nederlanden was sent to Shanghai to save guard European citizens and Dutch interests in the region during the Boxer Rebellion. Piet Hein returned in February 1901 to Soerabaja in the Dutch East Indies. [4]

The ships was finally decommissioned in 1914. [1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "navalhistory" . Retrieved 2012-12-06.
  2. ↑ Staatsbegrooting voor het dienstjaar 1897, Bijlage A [2.-VI. -5.]
  3. ↑ "Maritieme kalender 1896" . Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  4. ↑ "Maritieme kalender 1900" . Retrieved 2012-11-29.

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