HNLMS Sumatra (1890)

For other ships with the same name, see HNLMS Sumatra.
History
Netherlands
NameSumatra
BuilderKoninklijke Fabriek van Stoom- en andere Werktuigen, Amsterdam
Launched1890
FateSold for scrap, 1907
General characteristics
TypeProtected cruiser
Displacement1,693 long tons (1,720 t)
Length229 ft 7 in (70.0 m)
Beam37 ft 1 in (11.3 m)
Draft15 ft 4 in (4.7 m)
Propulsion2,350 ihp (1,750 kW)
Speed17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Capacity207 to 276 tons of coal
Complement181
Armament
  • 1 × single 21 cm (8.3 in) gun
  • 1 × single 15 cm (5.9 in) gun
  • 2 × single 12 cm (4.7 in) guns
  • 4 × single 1 pdr (37 mm (1.5 in)) guns
  • 2 × 5-barreled 1 pdr (37 mm (1.5 in)) revolver cannon
  • 2 × 356 mm (14 in) torpedo tubes
ArmorDeck: 1.5 in (38 mm)

HNLMS Sumatra was a small protected cruiser built for the Indies Military Navy during the 1890s for service in the Dutch East Indies. Completed in 1891, the ship was sold for scrap in 1907.

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