Dutch protected cruiser Hr.Ms. Zeeland fitting out for visiting Portugal and Spain according to the Weekly Intelligence Summary Nr. 8 dated 28 August 1920

IJmuiden just before her departure towards Vigo, Spain. 

Dutch magazine De Prins dated 30 October 1920

British Bellerophon-class battleships

An item reported that the Dutch training cruiser Hr.Ms. Zeeland (1) was being fitted out for a cruise of 2 months departing mid-October planning to visit the Canary Islands, Azores, Spanish and Portuguese Atlantic harbours and possible some Western Mediterranean harbours. The naval staff of the Royal Netherlands Navy proposed a meeting with the British battleship HMS Temeraire (2) in a harbour during this voyage.

Notes

1. Part of the Holland-class protected cruisers second group using the British Apollo-class design as base. Call sign (1908) GRDB. Tender sent for ƒ 2.050.000 without armour and armament on 28 March 1895, to be delivered for 1 September 1897, building ordered on 30 April 1895, keel laid down on the shipyard of the Kon. Mij. De Schelde, Vlissingen, Netherlands with yard number 85 on the south slip 27 November 1895, in the thrushes on 12 November 1896, plated on 31 December 1896, launched at 15.00 o’clock on Saturday 20 March 1897, docked in Middelburg, Netherlands in 1897, technical trial 19 December 1897-17 January 1898, returning with a broken steering gear, again technical trial 31 March-5 April 1898 off Den Helder, Netherlands, official trial on 4 April 1898, delivered on 1 June 1898, departed fort he first voyage on 18 June 1898,  arrived at the shipyard at Vlissingen for repairs of her engines on 18 January 1904, docked between 17 March-21 April 1904 in the dock at Middelburg, back tot the roads of Vlissingen on 5 October 1904, fitted out with new Yarrow water tube boilers Nrs, 68-75, decommissioned in 1924 and finally sold for ƒ 136.749,29 on 27 August 1924 on a public auction to be broken up. Supervisors during the building were the naval engineers J. lt Hooft until 1 May 1896 and since then J.L.K. van Waveren. Head engineer of the shipyard was J. Janszen jr.

2. Of the Bellerophon-class 5x2-30.5cm/12”guns battleships, preceded by HMS Dreadnought, succeeded by St. Vincent-class, building ordered on 30 October 1906, laid down by the HM Dockyard Devonport on 1 January 1907, launched on 24 August 1907, commissioned on 15 May 1909, decommissioned in 1921 and sold to be broken up on 7 December 1921.

Source

The National Archives CAB 24-111-18