Adder-class monitor
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Adder class |
| Operators |  Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Preceded by | Heiligerlee class |
| Succeeded by | Draak |
| Completed | 6 |
| Lost | 1 |
| Scrapped | 5 |
| General characteristics (as completed) | |
| Class and type | Adder-class monitor |
| Displacement | 1,555–1,585 long tons (1,580–1,610 t) |
| Length | 192.25–195.4 ft (58.6–59.6 m) (o/a) |
| Beam | 44 ft (13.4 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 9 in (3.0 m) |
| Installed power | 560–740 ihp (420–550 kW) |
| Speed | 7–8 knots (13–15 km/h; 8.1–9.2 mph) |
| Complement | 117 |
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The Adder-class monitors were a group of six ironclad monitors built for the Royal Netherlands Navy in the 1870s.
Context
The Adder class monitors very much resembled the preceding Heiligerlee class. There were some small differences, but the main difference was that the Adder class got a ram, which was very popular after the Battle of Lissa.
Haai would become the first monitor to be built by a private Dutch shipyard.
Armament
Just like the preceding Heiligerlee class, the Adders were armed with two 23 cm Armstrong rifled muzzle loaders. Luipaard differed by having only a single Krupp 28 cm breechloader, known as 28 cm A No. 1.[1]
Later all ships of the class were re-armed with the 28 cm A No. 1, except Adder, which sank beforehand.
Ships
| Ship | Builder[2] | Laid down | Launched[2] | Completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HNLMS Panter | Rijkswerf, Amsterdam | 25 Nov. 1869[3] | 19 Oct. 1870[4] | |
| HNLMS Hyena | Rijkswerf, Amsterdam | 25 Nov. 1869[3] | 22 Dec. 1870[5] | |
| HNLMS Haai | Fijenoord, Rotterdam | May 1870 | 20 May 1871[6] | |
| HNLMS Adder | Rijkswerf, Amsterdam[7] | 28 Sep. 1871[7] | ||
| HNLMS Wesp | Rijkswerf, Amsterdam | 28 December 1871[8] | ||
| HNLMS Luipaard | Fijenoord, Rotterdam | 14 September 1875[9] | 14 September 1876[10] | Sold, 6 June 1907[11] |
See also
References
- Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-8317-0302-4.
- Tideman, B.J. (1880), Memoriaal van de Marine, Van Heteren Amsterdam
Notes
- ^ Tideman 1880, p. 2e afd p. 10-11.
- ^ a b Gardiner, p. 373
- ^ a b "Amsterdam, 26 November". N.R.C. 27 November 1869.
- ^ "Binnenlandsche Berigten". Nederlandsche staatscourant. 20 October 1870.
- ^ "Binnenlandsche Berigten". Nederlandsche staatscourant. 23 December 1870.
- ^ "Rotterdam, 20 Mei". Algemeen Handelsblad. 22 May 1871.
- ^ a b "Binnenland". Algemeen Handelsblad. 30 September 1871.
- ^ "Binnenlandsche Berigten". Nederlandsche staatscourant. 29 December 1871.
- ^ "Binnenland". Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant. 16 September 1875.
- ^ "Vervolg der Nieuwstijdingen". Algemeen Handelsblad. 17 September 1876.
- ^ "Aanbestedingen". De courant. 7 June 1907.