HNLMS Wassenaar (1856)

Admiraal van Wassenaar in the Oosterdok, adjacent to Rijkswerf Amsterdam
History
Netherlands
NameWassenaar
NamesakeLt-Admiral van Wassenaar
BuilderRijkswerf Amsterdam
Cost910,000 guilders
Laid down12 February 1853
Launched6 September 1856
Commissioned16 July 1857
Decommissioned31 December 1912
General characteristics (as completed)
Displacement2871t
Length
  • 62.36 m (204 ft 7 in)(l. water line)
  • 59.26 m (194 ft 5 in)(p.p.)
Beam14.30 m (46 ft 11 in)
Draft6.30 m (20 ft 8 in)
Installed power300 nominal horsepower
Speed
  • 6.5 knots (machines only)
  • 11+ kn (machines and sail)
Complement460
Armournone

HNLMS Wassenaar, was a unique ship built for the Royal Netherlands Navy.