Holland-class cruiser

	HNLMS Noordbrabant
Class overview
Name	Holland class
Builders	Rijkswerf, Amsterdam; Koninklijke Maatschappij de Schelde, Flushing; Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij, Rotterdam;
Operators	Royal Netherlands Navy; Kriegsmarine;
Preceded by	Koningin Wilhelmina der Nederlanden
Succeeded by	Java class
Built	1895–1901
In commission	1898–1944
Completed	6
Lost	1
Retired	5
General characteristics
Type	Protected cruiser
Displacement	3,900 tons (first 3 ships); 4,033 (last 3 ships);
Length	93.3 m (306 ft 1 in) (first 3 ships); 94.7 m (310 ft 8 in) (last 3 ships);
Beam	14.8 m (48 ft 7 in)
Draught	5.41 m (17 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	10,000 ihp (7,500 kW), two shafts
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h)
Range	5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Capacity	855 tons of coal storage
Complement	324
Armament	2 × 15 cm (5.9 in) (2 × 1); 6 × 12 cm (4.7 in) (6 × 1); 4 × 7.6 cm (3.0 in) (4 × 1); 4 × 1pdr (4 × 1); 2 × 45 cm (18 in) torpedo tubes;
Armour	5 cm (2.0 in) deck

The Holland class was a class of six protected cruisers of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The class was built in two groups, each consisting of three ships.