HNLMS Koning der Nederlanden (1874)
The Netherlands, Coastal Battleship 1871-1897 HNLMS Koning der Nederlanden was an iron-hulled ironclad “ramtorenschip”, a turret ram ship built at Rijkswerf, Amsterdam in 1871-77. She was the largest ever of the Dutch Navy and remains so for that era, until the start of the century. She was a 5400t, 12 knots, Barque-rigged armoured ship protected … Read more