HNLMS Friesland (1896)

Friesland
History
Netherlands
NameFriesland
NamesakeFriesland
BuilderNederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij, Rotterdam
Laid down1895
Launched4 November 1896
Commissioned16 January 1898
Decommissioned1913
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class & typeHolland-class cruiser
Displacement3,900 tons
Length93.3 m (306 ft 1 in)
Beam14.8 m (48 ft 7 in)
Draught5.41 m (17 ft 9 in)
Propulsion10,000 ihp (7,500 kW), two shafts
Speed20 knots (37 km/h)
Complement324
Armament
  • 2 × 5.9 in (15 cm) (2 × 1)
  • 6 × 4.7 in (12 cm) (6 × 1)
  • 4 × 3 in (7.6 cm) (4 × 1)
  • 4 × 1pdr (4 × 1)
  • 2 × 45 cm (18 in) torpedo tubes
Armour5 cm (2.0 in) deck

HNLMS Friesland (Dutch: Hr.Ms. Friesland) was a Holland-class protected cruiser of the Royal Netherlands Navy.

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