HNLMS Koningin Emma der Nederlanden

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HNLMS Koningin Emma der Nederlanden
Ship of the Royal Dutch Navy HNLMS Koningin Emma der Nederlanden.jpg
HNLMS Koningin Emma der Nederlanden departing from Den Helder
History
Netherlands
Ordered1874
BuilderRijkswerf (Amsterdam)
Laid down6 November 1876
Launched20 January 1879
Commissioned1 December 1880
In service1 December 1880
Out of service1942
FateCapsized in 1942
General characteristics
Class and typeAtjeh-class unprotected cruiser
Displacement3,160 long tons (3,210 t) (standard)
Length91.85 m (301 ft 4 in)
Beam12.5 m (41 ft 0 in)
Draft6.1 m (20 ft 0 in)
Propulsion
Speed14.1 kn (26.1 km/h; 16.2 mph)
Armament
  • 6 × 170 mm (6.7 in) guns
  • 8 × 12 cm K.A.
  • 4 × spar torpedoes

HNLMS Koningin Emma der Nederlanden (Dutch: Hr.Ms. Koningin Emma der Nederlanden) was an Atjeh-class unprotected cruiser of the Royal Dutch Navy.

Service history[]

Active service[]

Koningin Emma der Nederlanden entered service on 1 December 1880. In February 1900 she was stripped of her 170mm guns while still in the Dutch East Indies. The 170mm guns were then repurposed for coastal artillery in Soerabaja. She remained in service as a cruiser until 1900, when she was decommissioned on 23 June.[1][2] Koningin Emma was then placed in reserve.

Barracks ship[]

In 1908 Koningin Emma became a barracks ship. The affair made some noise, because the Navy Department contracted with shipyard De Lastdrager in Nieuwediep on 20 December 1907, without a public tender.[3] The price was 110,060 guilders, but somebody remarked that the engines alone were worth 40,000 guilders, and that the deal was very profitable for De Lastdrager.[4] Koningin Emma would next serve as barracks ship for the torpedo service.[5]

World War II[]

After the loss of the Battle of the Netherlands by the Dutch forces, Koningin Emma der Nederlanden fell into German hands. The Germans used the ship for accommodation purposes as well. On 21 June 1940 the ship was attacked by the RAF and was heavily damaged. The Germans repaired the ship at Rijkswerf in Amsterdam. Several months later, she re-entered service.

In 1942 Koningin Emma capsized and sunk in her home port. It still remains unclear why she sank, but it is most likely that the ship was sabotaged by the Dutch Resistance. In 1943 the ship was salved by the former Dutch Bergungsschiffe 10. She was next towed to the open sea and scuttled in April 1943.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ministerie van Marine". Nederlandsche staatscourant. 20 June 1900.
  2. ^ "TracesOfWar.nl - Nederlandse pantser- en pantserdekschepen". www.tracesofwar.nl.
  3. ^ "Logementschepen of kazernes?". Het vaderland. 23 January 1908.
  4. ^ "Leger en Vloot". De standaard. 25 January 1908.
  5. ^ "TracesOfWar.nl - Nederlandse logementsschepen". www.tracesofwar.nl.
  6. ^ "wrecksite.eu". Retrieved 13 March 2013.

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