HNLMS Piet Hein (1894)
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NamePiet Hein
BuilderNederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij, Rotterdam
Laid down1893
Launched16 August 1894
 Piet Hein with Evertsen and Jacob van Heemskerck | |
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | Piet Hein |
| Builder | Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij, Rotterdam |
| Laid down | 1893 |
| Launched | 16 August 1894 |
| Commissioned | 3 January 1896 |
| Decommissioned | 1914 |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Evertsen-class coastal defence ship |
| Displacement | 3,464 tons |
| Length | 86.2 m (282 ft 10 in) |
| Beam | 14.33 m (47 ft 0 in) |
| Draught | 5.23 m (17 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion | 4,700 hp (3,500 kW), two shafts |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Complement | 263 |
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HNLMS Piet Hein (Dutch: Hr.Ms. Piet Hein) was a Evertsen-class coastal defence ship of the Royal Netherlands Navy.
The ship was 86.2 metres (282 ft 10 in) long, had a beam of 14.33 metres (47 ft 0 in), a draught of 5.23 metres (17 ft 2 in), and had a displacement of 3,464 ton. The ship was equipped with 2 shaft reciprocating engines, which were rated at 4,700 ihp (3,500 kW) and produced a top speed of 16 knots (30 km/h). The ship had a belt armour of 6 in (15 cm) and 9.5 in (24 cm) barbette armour. The main armament of the ship was three 8.2 in (21 cm) guns in a double and single turret. Secondary armament included two single 15 cm (5.9 in) guns and six single 7.5 cm (3.0 in) guns.[1]
