HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (1909)

HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën was a Royal Netherlands Navy coastal defence ship in service from 1910 until 1942. It was a small cruiser-sized warship that sacrificed speed and range for armor and armament. She was armed with two 283 mm, four 150 mm, ten 75 mm, four 37 mm guns, in addition to a few 75 mm mortars. She was 101.5 metres (333 ft) long, had a beam of 17.1 metres (56 ft) and a draft of 6.15 metres (20.2 ft), and displaced 6,530 tons. She had a crew of 448 and was able to reach 16 knots.

De Zeven Provinciën in 1910
History
Netherlands
NameDe Zeven Provinciën
NamesakeSeven Provinces
BuilderRijkswerf, Amsterdam
Laid down7 February 1908
Launched15 March 1909
Commissioned6 October 1910
RenamedSoerabaja, 1936
NamesakeSurabaya
FateSunk by aerial attack 18 February 1942
Japan
NameUnknown
AcquiredSalvaged in 1942 and used as a battery ship
FateBombed by aircraft and sunk, 1943
General characteristics
TypeCoastal defence ship
Displacement6,530 tons
Length101.5 m (333 ft 0 in)
Beam17.1 m (56 ft 1 in)
Draught6.15 m (20 ft 2 in)
Propulsion8,000 hp (6,000 kW), two shafts
Speed16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement452
Armament
  • 2 × 28 cm (2 × 1)
  • 4 × 15 cm (4 × 1)
  • 10 × 7.5 cm (10 × 1)
  • 4 × 1pdr (4 × 1)
Armour
  • 2 in (5.1 cm) deck
  • 5.9 in (15 cm) belt
  • 7.75 in (19.7 cm) barbette
  • 8 in (20 cm) conning tower
  • 9.8 in (25 cm) turret

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 5 February 1933, which had far-reaching implications for politics in the Netherlands. She was renamed Soerabaja in 1936.

On 18 February 1942, Soerabaja was sunk by Japanese bombers. The Japanese raised her and used her as a battery ship; one report is that she was sunk again by Allied aircraft in 1943; a second report is that she was raised two years after being sunk by the Japanese but was wrecked five miles north of Djamoenjan Reef, Indonesia.

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