Coastal Defence Ships

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Brian James
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Coastal Defence Ship HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën pictured c 1914 She was a small Cruiser-sized warship that sacrificed speed and range for armour and armament. She was armed with two 11 inch, four 6inch, ten 3inch, four 1.5inch guns, in addition to a few 3 inch mortars. She was 333 ft long, had a beam of 56 ft and a draft of 20.2 ft, and displaced 6,530 tons. She had a crew of 448 and was able to reach 16 knots. She served part of her career in the Dutch East Indies, from 1911 to 1918 and from 1921 onwards. During the 1920s, her crew included the future Rear Admiral Karel Doorman. She suffered a high-profile mutiny on February 5th 1933, which had far-reaching implications for politics in the Netherlands. She was renamed Soerabaja in 1936. On February 18th 1942, Soerabaja was sunk by Japanese bombers. The Japanese raised her and used her as a Battery Ship; she was supposedly sunk by allied aircraft five miles north of Djamoenjan Reef, Indonesia in 1943.
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Koningin Regentes Class Coastal Defence Ship HNLMS De Ruyter pictured post her major refit in 1914.
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Here in 1952 is the x-CDS (Jacob von Heemskerk) as the barracks ship NEPTUNUS..... ;) DFO
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Coastal Defence Ship HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën pictured coaling ship at Surabaya in 1932....She served part of her career in the Dutch East Indies, from 1911 to 1918 and from 1921 onwards. During the 1920s, her crew included the future Rear Admiral Karel Doorman. She suffered a high-profile mutiny on February 5th 1933, which had far-reaching implications for politics in the Netherlands. She was renamed Soerabaja in 1936.
On February 18th 1942, Soerabaja was sunk by Japanese bombers. The Japanese raised her and used her as a battery ship; she was wrecked five miles north of Djamoenjan Reef, Indonesia.
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