Admirral van Wassenaar as training ship at Amsterdam, Netherlands
Model NG-MC-104 half stern Admiraal van Wassenaar, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Netherlands. Original url
.Model Evertsen Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Netherlands. Original url
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1. Call sign GQBE, wood-built, laid down at the navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands as the 74 gun ship of the line Piet Hein on 15 February 1833, disassembled 1850, laid down as a screw steam frigate designed by A.E. Tromp in 1853, launched as the Admiraal van Wassenaar on 6 September1856, commissioned on 16 July 1857, converted into a training ship at the navy yard of Amsterdam 1875, commissioned for training boys and ordinary seaman 11 April 1876, until 1 January 1913 used as training and guard ship at Amsterdam and sold on 28 May at Amsterdam for ƒ 37.781,00 to be broken up, displacement 3.650 tons, dimensions 62,36 (between perpendiculars)-72,86 (over all) x 15,72 x 6,80 metres, horsepower 300 hp, speed maximum 10,67 miles, armament 8 (4 medium 30pd guns, 4-12cm guns, 1877: long 12pd guns)-45 guns and a crew numbering 450 men. On 1 October 1876 were 335 boys trained divided over 4 groups, the youngest (group 1) numbered 108 boys, groups no.2-4 respectively 103, 60 and 64.
2. Call sign GQJK. Laid down at the navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherlands on 16 October 1854, launched, on Monday 21 September 1857, destined for training sea militia 1 May 1877, decommissioned on 15 November 1881, at the navy yard at Willemsoord, Netherlands engines and boilers removed, renamed Neptunus on 11 March 1893, used as accommodation for army personnel September 1914, stricken in 1921. Wood-built. With a displacement of 3.300 ton were her dimensions 63,50 x 15,70 x 6,80 metres. The horsepower of 400 hp allowed a speed of 8 knots. Her crew numbered 500 men. The original armament consisted of 51 guns (1 long 60pd gun, 42 long 30pd guns and 8 rifled 16cm guns) and in 1882 into 4-12cm guns, 8-7,5cm guns and 2-3,7cm guns. Her design of the stern including screw shaft entrance was altered despite protests of the engineers resulting in severe vibrations. The Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated 17 September 1877 reported the intended launching on Saturday 19th between 13.00-14.00 o’clock. The minister of navy was expected to arrival on Friday to attend her launching. She was called a frigate with steam power. The edition of the 22nd reported however that the launching failed when the ship stocked after just 1/3 or ¼ of the slip. Despite all efforts which continued into the evening to remove the obstacles which prevent the further launching process did men not succeeded in doing so. The next day [=Sunday] was the whole day worked to get everything well. She was according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated the 23rd finally launched on Monday 21st.
