HNLMS Sumatra (1890)

History
Netherlands
NameSumatra
BuilderKoninklijke Fabriek van Stoom- en andere Werktuigen, Amsterdam
Launched1890
FateSold for scrap, 1907
General characteristics
TypeProtected cruiser
Displacement1693 tons
Length229 ft 7 in (69.98 m)
Beam37 ft 1 in (11.30 m)
Draft15 ft 4 in (4.67 m)
Propulsion2,350 ihp (1,750 kW)
Speed17 kn (20 mph; 31 km/h)
Capacity207 to 276 tons of coal
Complement181
Armament
  • 1 × 8.2 inch/35 caliber gun
  • 1 × 5.9 inch/35 caliber gun[1]
  • 2 × 4.7 inch/35 caliber guns (2x1)
  • 4 × 1-pounder guns
  • 2 × 1-pounder revolvers
  • 2 × 14-inch torpedo tubes
ArmorDeck: 1.5 in (38 mm)

The Dutch cruiser HNLMS Sumatra was a small protected cruiser with a heavy main gun. The ship was named after the island of Sumatra in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). It was discarded in 1907.

  1. ^ Zeemacht 1900, p. 94.