HNLMS Marten Harpertszoon Tromp

HNLMS Marten Harpertszoon Tromp (Dutch: Hr.Ms. Marten Harpertszoon Tromp) was a unique coastal defence ship[lower-alpha 1] of the Royal Netherlands Navy built by the Rijkswerf in Amsterdam.

For other ships with the same name, see HNLMS Tromp.
History
Netherlands
NameMarten Harpertszoon Tromp
BuilderRijkswerf, Amsterdam
Laid down1903
Launched15 June 1904
Commissioned5 April 1906
Decommissioned1927
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeUnique coastal defence ship
Displacement5,210  tons
Length100.78 m (330 ft 8 in)
Beam15.19 m (49 ft 10 in)
Draught5.69 m (18 ft 8 in)
Propulsion6,400 hp (4,800 kW), two shafts
Speed16.5 knots (30.6 km/h)
Complement340
Armament
Armour
  • 6 in (15 cm) belt
  • 8 in (20 cm) barbette
  • 8 in (20 cm) turret

Design

The ship was 100.78 m (330.6 ft) long, had a beam of 15.19 m (49.8 ft), a draught of 5.69 m (18.7 ft), and had a displacement of 5,210 ton. The ship was equipped with 2 shaft reciprocating engines, which were rated at 6,400 ihp (4,800 kW) and produced a top speed of 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h).

The ship had a belt armour of 15 cm (6 in), 20 cm (8 in) barbette armour and turret armour.

The main armament of the ships were two 24 cm (9.4 in) single turret guns. Secondary armament included four single 15 cm (5.9 in) guns and eight 7.5 cm (3.0 in) single guns.[1]

Service history

Tromp was launched on 15 June 1904 at the Rijkswerf in Amsterdam. On 5 April 1906 she was commissioned by Captain Koster as the first commander of the ship. The same year on 25 June she made a visit to Norway for an official visit to the ship by Haakon VII of Norway.[2]

10 August 1909 Tromp together with Koningin Regentes and De Ruyter departed from Batavia to China, Hong Kong, Japan and the Philippines to show the flag.[3]

On 2 March 1920 she and Hertog Hendrik departed from Den Helder for a four month journey to Asia to show the flag. They visited the ports of Singapore, Saigon, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Kobe and Manila.[4]

On 17 November 1923, the Dutch cargo ship SS Rijperkerk put into port at Bastia, Corsica, France, on fire. Marten Harpertszoon Tromp scuttled the burning ship.[5]

From 21 June to 30 July 1926 the ship together with Jacob van Heemskerck, torpedo boats Z 7 and Z 8 and submarines O 9 and O 11 departed from Den Helder to the Baltic. During the trip they visited the ports of Kiel, Göteborg and Trondheim.[6]

The ship was decommissioned in 1927.[1]

Notes
  1. In the Dutch navy the ship was classified as "pantserschip" literally translated: armored ship.

References
  1. "navalhistory". Retrieved 2012-12-06.
  2. "scheepvaartmuseum.nl :: Maritieme kalender 1906". Retrieved 2012-10-27.
  3. "scheepvaartmuseum.nl :: Maritieme kalender 1909". Retrieved 2012-10-27.
  4. "scheepvaartmuseum.nl :: Maritieme kalender 1920". Retrieved 2012-10-27.
  5. "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 43502. London. 19 November 1923. col G, p. 23.
  6. "dutchsubmarines.com". Retrieved 2013-03-13.
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