Model Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Netherlands
Original url http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.244304
Original postcard when she was lying as the Neptunus at Willemsoord, Netherlands
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.
