Plan and side views of the ships
Class overview
Name	Koningin Regentes class
Builders	Rijkswerf (2), Maatschappij voor Scheeps- en Werktuigbouw Fijenoord
Operators	Royal Netherlands Navy
Preceded by	Evertsen class
Succeeded by	Marten Harpertzoon Tromp
Built	1900–1902
In service	1902-1968
Completed	3
Retired	3
General characteristics
Type	Coastal defence ship
Displacement	5,002 tons
Length	96.622 m (317 ft 0 in)
Beam	15.189 m (49 ft 10 in)
Draught	5.817 m (19 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	6,500 hp (4,800 kW), two shafts
Speed	16.5 knots (30.6 km/h)
Complement	340
Armament	2 × 9.4 in (24 cm) (2 × 1) 4 × 15 cm (5.9 in) (4 × 1) 8 × 7.5 cm (3.0 in) (8 × 1) 4 × 1-pounder (4 × 1) 3 × 45 cm (18 in) torpedo tubes
Armour	6 in (15 cm) belt 10 in (25 cm) barbette 10 in (25 cm) turret

The Koningin Regentes class was a class of coastal defence ships^[a] of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The class comprised Koningin Regentes, De Ruyter and Hertog Hendrik.

Design

The ships of the class were 96.622 metres (317 ft 0 in) long, had a beam of 15.189 metres (49 ft 10 in), a draught of 5.817 metres (19 ft 1 in), and had a displacement of 5,002 ton. The ships were equipped with 2 shaft reciprocating engines, which were rated at 6,500 ihp (4,800 kW) and produced a top speed of 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h).

The ships had belt armour of 6 in (15 cm), 10 in (25 cm) barbette armour and 10 in (25 cm) turret armour.

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

Construction

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