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((Short description|Shipyard in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands))
((More citations needed|date=November 2023))
((Infobox company 
| name = Rijkswerf
| image = Amsterdam - Kattenburgerstraat Rijkswerf III.JPG
| image_caption = Exterior of the yard on Kattenburgrstraat
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| defunct = ((end date and age|1915))
| location = [[Amsterdam]], the [[Netherlands]]
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The '''Rijkswerf''' (Dutch: ''State shipyard'') in Amsterdam was a Dutch shipyard that build a significant amount of warships for the [[Royal Netherlands Navy]].

==Predecessors of the Rijkswerf==
===Shipyard of the Amsterdam Admiralty===
[[File:Het scheepvaartmuseum1 Amsterdam.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|left|'s Lands Zeemagazijn (arsenal) in 2012]]
[[File:'s Lands Werf en Dok, Amsterdam 1796.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|The yard viewed from the north, late 18th century, by Mortier Covens en Zoon]]
In the time of the [[Dutch Republic|Dutch republic]] naval affairs were handled by 5 local admiralties. The [[Admiralty of Amsterdam]] was the most important of these. The [[First Anglo-Dutch War]] proved the need for a professional navy. On 12 August 1655, the admiralty therefore got the entire western strip of Kattenburg island for the construction of an arsenal and ship yard. The arsenal was quickly constructed on the southern extremity of Kattenburg island in 1656. It was called 's Lands Zeemagazijn and now houses the [[Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum|National Maritime Museum]].

The rest of Kattenburg island stretches north along the Kattenburgerstraat. On the west side of this street the former yard is still enclosed by a very long seventeenth century building and a long old wall that reaches almost to the north end of Kattenburg Island. The [[slipway]]s of the yard were immediately on the other (west) side of this enclosure.

From the arsenal and the north end of Kattenburg, dams reached to the west, and enclosed an almost square stretch of water called 's lands Dok. In this dock the ships of the admiralty could lay [[In ordinary]]. This was the usual condition for warships in the time of the Dutch republic. Upper parts of the mast, most of the rigging, sails, guns etc. were removed, and stored in the adjacent arsenal. Almost the whole the dock has now been filled up, and is occupied by modern buildings.

===State ship yard in the French period===
[[File:Pieter_Schenk,_Afb_010094002885.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|The slipways are left (north) of the arsenal, behind these the enclosure, c. 1710]]
The events of 1795 created the [[Batavian Republic]], the start of the [[French period]] in the Netherlands. The admiralties were replaced by a national committee for naval affairs. It meant that all assets of the admiralties were nationalized, leading to 5 state ship yards. In 1806 the [[Kingdom of Holland]] became the owner of the shipyard. In 1811 this kingdom was annexed by Napoleon's empire, making the yard an imperial French ship yard. This came to an end in late 1813, when the Netherlands became independent again. The French period was a disaster for Dutch shipping. It could have become a disaster for the yard, because of the construction of [[Willemsoord, Den Helder|Willemsoord]], a naval base near Den Helder, and a possible competitor.

==The Rijkswerf==
=== Ship yard in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands ===
The founding of the [[United Kingdom of the Netherlands]] in 1815 meant a new start for 's Rijks Werf (national yard) Amsterdam. However, the context of 1815 was very different from that of 1795. The French time had been utterly ruinous for the Dutch economy. It caused that the nation could no longer afford a naval budget comparable to that of major European powers. Apart from that, the United Kingdom of the Netherlands was a state focusing on its place in a coalition that should keep France in check, and was therefore focused on its army.

General circumstances were not conducive for much activity on the yard, but on a national scale the Rijkswerf Amsterdam was lucky. While Willemsoord remained as a naval base and was greatly expanded, the proponents of moving shipbuilding over there did not get their way. Most of the few new ships of the line and frigates that were built, were laid down in Amsterdam again, with Vlissingen and Rotterdam also having a share. In 1816 the remnants of the 'competing' navy yard in Harlingen were sold.<ref>((Cite news |url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010052307:mpeg21:p004 | work = Nederlandsche staatscourant| title=Ministerie van Marine | date=8 June 1816))</ref> In 1828 the Rijkswerf [[Medemblik]] was shut down.

===A difficult start (1830-1850)===
The united kingdom broke up in 1830. The final acts were the [[Ten Days' Campaign]], the [[Siege of Antwerp (1832)]] and an English fleet blockading the Dutch coast, all ruinous for the state's finances. The secession of Belgium also stripped the coal and iron deposits from the Dutch state, a further disaster during the [[Industrial Revolution]]. It all led to rigorous economizing on the navy. The Rijkswerf [[Rotterdam]] would close in 1850. Meanwhile, the Rijkswerf Amsterdam built a lot of small paddle steamers.

===Screw Propulsion (1850-1860)===
By the early 1850s the only Dutch state yards left were those in Vlissingen and Amsterdam. Meanwhile, the Dutch state had found a new source of wealth in the [[Cultivation System]] implemented in the East Indies. It meant that more money became available for the navy, and investments went to these two establishments. This was just as well, because the invention of screw propulsion had just obsoleted the entire fleet of sail and paddle-steam ships that the Dutch had. The biggest screw ships that the Dutch needed, the steam frigates, were built in Vlissingen because of their draught. The Rijkswerf would build a large number of steam corvettes.

==Facilities for armoring ships==
When foreign powers started to armor their ships, the Dutch authorities decided to create facilities for armoring in Vlissingen, not in Amsterdam. This was a sound decision, because Vlissingen was the only Dutch harbor that had access to water deep enough to launch ships that could stand up to the biggest ships that foreign powers brought to bear.

In 1867 the Dutch government decided to move the armoring facilities to the Rijkswerf Amsterdam. This decision had to do with the overall defensive strategy that centered on only defending the places behind the [[Dutch Water Line]].

==Building armored ships==
The first armored ships that the Rijkswerf Amsterdam constructed were copies of foreign ships that the Dutch navy had purchased. ((HNLMS|Cerberus|1869|6)) is a prime example.

Later ships were built to Dutch designs. The yard built among others [[ironclad]]s, [[protected cruiser]]s, [[coastal defense ship]]s, [[gunboat]]s, [[Monitor (warship)|monitor]]s and [[unprotected cruiser]]s.

==The end of the Rijkswerf Amsterdam==
In 1915 the Rijkswerf Amsterdam ceased to exist.

==Ships built on the Rijkswerf==
{| class="wikitable sortable nowraplinks" width=100%
|-
! Ship
! Type
! Launched
! Disp.
! class=unsortable | Notes
|-
| ((HNLMS|Medusa|1854|2))
| [[steam frigate|Steam Corvette]]
| align=center | 1854
| 1241
| First Dutch warship with screw propulsion.
|-
| ((HNLMS|Wassenaar|1856|2))
| [[steam frigate|Steam Frigate]]
| align=center | 1856
| 3650
| First steam powered frigate of the RNLN. First big training ship 1876–1904. Sold for scrap 1913.
|-
| ((HNLMS|Citadel van Antwerpen|1857|2))
| [[steam frigate|Steam Corvette]]
| align=center | 1857
| 1780
| 
|-
| ((HNLMS|Vice Admiraal Koopman|1858|2))
| [[steam frigate|Steam Corvette]]
| align=center | 1858
| 1600
| 
|-
| ((HNLMS|Djambi|1860|2))
| [[steam frigate|Steam Corvette]]
| align=center | 1860
| 2030
| 
|-
| ((HNLMS|Zoutman|1861|2))
| [[steam frigate|Steam Corvette]]
| align=center | 1861
| 2030
| 
|-
| ((HNLMS|Metalen Kruis|1862|2))
| [[steam frigate|Steam Corvette]]
| align=center | 1862
| 2030
| 
|-
| ((HNLMS|Willem|1863|2))
| [[steam frigate|Steam Corvette]]
| align=center | 1863
| 2030
| 
|-
| ((HNLMS|Watergeus|1864|2))
| [[Screw sloop|Screw Sloop-of-War]]
| align=center | 1864
| 1405
| 
|-
| ((HNLMS|Marnix|1867|2))
| [[Screw sloop|Screw Sloop-of-War]]
| align=center | 1867
| 1488
| 
|-
| ((HNLMS|Cerberus|1869|2))
| [[Monitor (warship)|Monitor]]
| align=center | 1869
| 1584
| First purpose-built ironclad laid down in the Netherlands.
|-
| ((HNLMS|Zilveren Kruis|1869|2))
| [[steam frigate|Steam Corvette]]
| align=center | 1869
| 2160
| 
|-
| ((HNLMS|Bloedhond|1869|2))
| [[Monitor (warship)|Monitor]]
| align=center | 1869
| 1683
|  
|-
| ((HNLMS|Guinea||2))
| [[Ironclad]]
| align=center | 1870
| 2198
| Sold for scrap 1897
|-
| ((HNLMS|Hyena|1870|2))
| [[Monitor (warship)|Monitor]]
| align=center | 1870
| 1594
|  
|-
| ((HNLMS|Panter|1870|2))
| [[Monitor (warship)|Monitor]]
| align=center | 1870
| 1594
|  
|-
| ((HNLMS|Wesp|1871|2))
| [[Monitor (warship)|Monitor]]
| align=center | 1871
| 1606
|  
|-
| ((HNLMS|Van Galen|1872|2))
| [[steam frigate|Steam Corvette]]
| align=center | 1872
| 2160
| 
|-
| ((HNLMS|Koning der Nederlanden||2))
| [[Ironclad]]
| align=center | 1874
| 5400
| Scuttled 2 March 1942 
|-
| All six ((sclass|Atjeh|cruiser|2))s
| [[Unprotected cruiser]]
| align=center | 1876-86
| 3425
| 
|-
| ((HNLMS|Draak||2))
| [[Monitor (warship)|Monitor]]
| align=center | 1877
| 2204
|  
|-
| ((HNLMS|Nautilus|1885|2))
| [[Corvette|Sail Corvette]]
| align=center | 1885
| 967
| A steel ship, was laid down on 27 August 1884 at the ¨Rijkswerf¨ in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. She was launched on 24 June 1885 and taken into service on 16 February 1886 as training ship of the RNLN. She was taken out of service on 1 April 1908 and converted to be used consecutively as lodging and training ship until 1926 when she was permanently taken out of service. 
|-
| ((HNLMS|Reinier Claeszen|1891|2))
| [[Monitor (warship)|Monitor]]
| align=center | 1891
| 2490
| 
|-
| ((HNLMS|Koningin Wilhelmina der Nederlanden||2))
| [[Protected cruiser]]
| align=center | 1892
| 4530
| Scrapped in 1910
|-
| ((HNLMS|Kortenaer|1894|2))
| [[Coastal defence ship]]
| align=center | 1894
| 3464
| 
|-
| ((HNLMS|Holland|1896|2))
| [[Protected cruiser]]
| align=center | 1896
| 3900
| 
|-
| ((HNLMS|Utrecht|1898|2))
| Protected cruiser
| align=center | 1898
| 4033
| Was laid down on 22 July 1897 at the ¨Rijkswerf¨ in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, launched on 14 July 1898 and taken into service on 1 March 1901. She was taken out of service on 12 September 1905, overhauled during 1906–1907 at the ¨Rijkswerf¨ in Amsterdam and put into service again on 13 October 1908. Sold to be dismantled on 28 May 1913 in Amsterdam.
|-
| ((HNLMS|Koningin Regentes||2))
| Coastal defence ship
| align=center | 1900
| 5002
| 
|-
| ((HNLMS|Hertog Hendrik||2))
| Coastal defence ship
| align=center | 1902
| 5002
| 
|-
| ((HNLMS|Marten Harpertszoon Tromp||2))
| Coastal defence ship
| align=center | 1904
| 5210
| 
|-
| ((HNLMS|Jacob van Heemskerck|1906|2))
| Coastal defence ship
| align=center | 1906
| 4920
| 
|-
| ((HNLMS|De Zeven Provinciën|1909|2))
| Coastal defence ship
| align=center | 1909
| 6530
| 
|-
| All three ((sclass|Brinio|gunboat|2))s
| [[Gunboat]]
| align=center | 1912–13
| 530-545
| 
|-
|}

<gallery>
file:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Het gepantserde marineschip Zr. Ms. Koning der Nederlanden TMnr 10001802.jpg|''Koningin der Nederlanden''
file:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Het Marineschip de Wilhelmina op de reede van Ambon TMnr 60009712.jpg|''Koningin Wilhelmina der Nederlanden''
file:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Hr.Ms. Hertog Hendrik Makassar TMnr 10001805.jpg|''Hertog Hendrik''
file:Hr. Ms. Tromp (1907) KM.jpg|''Marten Harpertszoon Tromp''
file:Jacob van Heemskerck (1906) a.jpg|''Jacob van Heemskerck''
file:De Zeven Provinciën 1910.jpg|''De Zeven Provinciën''
file:HNLMS Brinio.jpg|''Brino''
</gallery>

==Notes==
((Reflist|2))

((coord|52|22|21.82|N|4|55|2.58|E|display=title))

[[Category:Shipyards of the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Economy of Amsterdam]]
[[Category:Military history of Amsterdam]]

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