Soestdijk-class gunvessel

Gunvessel Schouwen of the Soestdijk class
Class overview
NameSoestdijk class
Buildersmultiple
Operators Royal Netherlands Navy
Preceded byHaarlemmermeer class
Succeeded byRiouw class
Planned8
Completed8
Scrapped8
General characteristics
TypeGunvessel
Tonnage285
Displacement586 tons
Length38 m (124 ft 8 in)
Beam8.16 m (26 ft 9 in)
Draught3.20 m (10 ft 6 in)
Installed power
  • 80 nominal hp
  • 204 indicated hp
Speed6-7 kn
Complement75
Armament
  • 2 * 30-pdr medium gun
  • 2 * 30-pdr carronade

The Soestdijk class was a class of 8 gunvessels of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The class was built to the same design as the preceding Haarlemmermeer class, but proved far more durable.