 The Marnix of the Watergeus class
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | Watergeus class |
| Builders | Rijkswerf Amsterdam |
| Operators |  Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Planned | 3 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Cancelled | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | screw sloop-of-war |
| Displacement | 1.405 tons |
| Length | 58.00 m (190 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 9.74 m (31 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 4.90 m (16 ft 1 in) |
| Installed power |
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| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h)[2] |
| Complement | 130 (149-175 in Dutch East Indies)[1] |
| Armament |
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| Armour | ship made of wood |
The Watergeus class was a class of screw sloop-of-war of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The class comprised the 'Watergeus' and the Marnix. A third ship that had been planned was cancelled.
- ^ Koloniaal Verslag 1870, p. Bijlage E.
- ^ Tweede Kamer 1875, Bijlage A Algemeen Overzigt der Schepen en vaartuigen van oorlog op den 1sten Augustus 1875.