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Call sign GQKS. Laid down at the navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands on 25 November 1869, launched on 22 December 1870, trial on the IJ on 16 September 1872, commissioned on 1 April 1874, renamed and fitted out with a search light between 1 September 1886-6 October 1887, stricken in 1905 and sold at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands to the firm J.Ph. Malta at Hof van Delft, Netherlands on 11 July 1906.
Displacement 1.566 tons and as dimensions 56,76 (loadline)-59,56 (over all without rudder) x 13,40 (outside on the armour) x 2,71 (loaded fore)-2,72 (loaded aft) x 2,54 (hold double bottom-beneath the beam)-3,53 (hold keel-deck amidships) metres. Building costs ƒ 790.567,00. Draught during trial 2,60 (fore and aft) metres, horsepower 656 ihp and 144 stroke. Weight hull unfinished, armoured with turret 1.015 tons. Built for the defence of the southern waters. The direct working 2 cylinder steam engines and 4 boilers delivered 656 hp allowing wit the two Griffith screws a speed of maximum 7 miles. Coal bunker capacity of 85 tons.
Her crew numbered 113-134 men. According to regulations consisted the 113 men of 1 commanding officer, 6 officers, 15 non-commissioned officers, 10 sailors 1st of 2nd class, 45 sea recruits, 7 boys. 3 engineers,2 trainees,, 10 firemen, 1 corporal, 1 drummer and 12 marines.
The Krupp armour consisted of a 11,4-14cm thick belt, a 1,9-2,5 cm thick deck while gun turret and the conning tower were protected by respectively 20,3-28 cm and 14 cm thick armour.
The armament consisted of a wrought iron ram and originally 2 Armstrong rifled 23cm guns in one gun turret. In 1886-1887 was her armament changed into 1-28cm Krupp gun, 1-7,5cm Krupp gun to which 2-3,7cm guns and 2-3,7cm revolver guns were added.
With the Hyena were tests executed how fast she could turn with engines full power (120 strokes a minute), stir turned to board to improve the turning. The results were:
One engine forwards, one backwards working, diameter circle 86 metres, to turn 360 degrees to port side 7’45” and 7’22” starboard.
Both engines working forwards, 182 metres and respectively 6’31” and 5’24”.
One engine stopped, one working forwards 160 metres and respectively 5’35” and 5’19”.
