Coastal defence ship
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Coastal defence ships were warships built for the purpose of coastal defence, mostly during the period from 1860 to 1920. They were small, often cruiser-sized warships that sacrificed speed and range
The Finnish coastal defence ship Väinämöinen, one of the last examples of the type.
Gustaf V in 1930 after refit and merged funnels.
Side and top views of ARA Independencia in Brassey's 1899 edition
HDMS Niels Juel in 1939
HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën was a Royal Netherlands Navy coastal defence ship in service from 1910 until 1942.
Coastal defence ship
…the Pacific), and as such they were expected to act as mini-battleships rather than strictly as coastal defence vessels. The last Dutch pantserschip, HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën, was built in 1909 as a stop-gap measure while the Dutch Admiralty and government contemplated an ambitious fleet plan comprising a number of dreadnought…
De Zeven Provinciën in 1910
De Zeven Provinciën leaving the port of Den Helder, 1910
De Zeven Provinciën with a Van Berkel W-A floatplane above
A Communist Party Holland poster for the 1933 general election featuring the De Zeven Provinciën mutiny