Hertog Hendrik
Last survivor of a class of three coastal defence ships. In 1904, the ship was the first to be equipped with wireless communication. The ship was laid up for scrapping in early 1940, after having served several weeks in December 1939 as floating battery off Vlieland. At that time, she was known as Batterijschip Vliereede.
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| Hertog Hendrik after conversion into floating AA-battery |
| Construction details | |
| Name | Hertog Hendrik |
| Dockyard | Rijkswerf, Amsterdam |
| Laid down | October 13, 1900 |
| Launched | June 7, 1902 |
| Commissioned | January 5, 1904 |
| Pennants | HW-4 A-888 |
| Status | Captured on May 14 1940 as a floating hulk. Attacked and sunk by RAF aircraft on June 21 and 22 1940. Salved October 1940 and converted between 1941 and 1943 to a floating AA-battery at Antwerpen and renamed Ariadne. Recovered in Wilhelmshafen and returned. Converted to accommodation ship at the Wilton Feijenoord yard in Rotterdam. Recommissioned on October 21 1947 under her old name Hertog Hendrik. Decommissioned September 27 1968. Stricken August 28 1969. |
| Specifications | ||
| As completed* | After conversion for German service | |
| Displacement | 4371 tons standard | |
| Crew | 437 | |
| Dimensions | 96,6 x 15,2 x 5,7 m. | |
| Main armament | 2 x 240 mm Krupp No.1 (2x1) 4 x 150 mm Krupp No.4 (4x1) 8 x 75 mm No.3 (8x1) 2 x 75 mm A 2 mortars of 75 mm 4 x 37 mm (4x1) |
8 x 105 mm SK C/32 4 x 40 mm 16 x 20 mm |
| Torpedo armament | 1 stern TT of 45 cm with 2 type XIIa torpedoes 2 TT (starboard and port) of 45 cm with four type XIIb torpedoes |
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| Fire control | 1 Würzberg radar 2 optical range finders |
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| * During her career, her armament was modified a few times. One 240 mm gun was removed in 1926, to create space for cadets. Later, six of the 75 mm guns were removed, and two 40 mm guns were added. | ||
| Armour details | |
| Belt | 100-150 mm |
| Lower deck | 120 mm |
| Bulkheads | 150 mm |
| Conning tower | 250 mm |
| Main deck | 50 mm |
| Turrets | 100 mm |
| Barbettes | 250 mm |
| Propulsion details | |
| Boilers | 6 Yarrow |
| Machinery | 2 vertical triple expansion engines |
| Performance | 6282 ihp on trials |
| Shafts | 2 |
| Bunkerage | 830 tons coal |
| Range | 4100 miles @ 9.25 knots |
| Speed | 16 knots |
| Hertog Hendrik had her engines removed and had to be towed to the locations she was assigned to protect. | |
| Photos | |
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Postcard of Hertog Hendrik visiting Mahón (Spain) on February 6, 1929 (Collection webmaster) |
| August 17, 2014 | Added new photo. |
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