HNLMS De Ruyter (1880)

For other ships with the same name, see HNLMS De Ruyter.
De Ruyter in Rio de Janeiro in November 1893
History
Netherlands
NameDe Ruyter
NamesakeMichiel de Ruyter
BuilderRijkswerf, Amsterdam
Laid down7 January 1879
Launched22 September 1880
Sponsored byElisabeth Princess of Romania
Commissioned1 August 1885
Decommissioned27 May 1899
StrickenSold 29 May 1900
General characteristics (as completed)
Class and typeAtjeh-class
Displacement3,160 tons
Length
  • 93.05 m (305 ft 3 in) (overall)
  • 80.00 m (262 ft 6 in) (p/p)
Beam12.497 m (41 ft 0 in)
Draft6.706 m (22 ft 0 in)
Installed power
  • Compound steam engine
  • nominal 370 kW (500 hp)
  • effective 2,200 kW (3,000 ihp)
Speed14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement225
Armament
  • 6 × 6.7 in (17 cm) (6 × 1)
  • 8 × 4.7 in (12 cm) (8 × 1)
Armourengine behind coal bunkers

HNLMS De Ruyter (Dutch: Zr.Ms/Hr.Ms. De Ruyter), was an Atjeh-class unprotected cruiser built in Amsterdam for the Royal Netherlands Navy in the 1879–1880.