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Adder-class monitor

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Class overview
NameAdder class
Operators Royal Netherlands Navy
Preceded byTemplate:Sclass-
Succeeded byHNLMS Koning der Nederlanden
Completed6
Lost1
Scrapped5
General characteristics (as completed)
Class and typeAdder-class monitor
Displacement1,555–1,585 long tons (1,580–1,610 t)
Length192.25–195.4 ft (58.6–59.6 m) (o/a)
Beam44 ft (13.4 m)
Draft9 ft 9 in (3.0 m)
Installed power560–740 ihp (420–550 kW)
Speed7–8 knots (13–15 km/h; 8.1–9.2 mph)
Complement117
Armament
Armor

The Adder-class monitors were a group of six ironclad monitors built for the Royal Netherlands Navy in the 1870s.

Ships

Ship Builder[1] Laid down Launched[1] Completed
HNLMS Adder Fijenoord, Schiedam 28 Sep. 1871
HNLMS Haai May 1870 1871
HNLMS Hyena Rijkswerf, Amsterdam 21 Nov. 1869 22 Dec. 1870
HNLMS Luipaard Fijenoord, Schiedam 1876
HNLMS Panter Rijkswerf, Amsterdam 21 Nov. 1869 1870
HNLMS Wesp 1871

Notes

  1. ^ a b Gardiner, p. 373

References

  • Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-8317-0302-4.