RML 9-inch Armstrong Gun
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The RML 9-inch Armstrong Gun was a rifled muzzle loading gun, used in substantial numbers by the Dutch navy, the Spanish Navy, and other navies. It should not be confused with the RML 9-inch 12-ton gu
Big model of gun turret on HNLMS Prins Hendrik, showing RML 9-inch Armstrong Gun.
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HNLMS Prins Hendrik der Nederlanden was an ironclad ramtorenschip built in Great Britain for the Royal Netherlands Navy in the mid-1860s. She was transferred to the Dutch East Indies in 1876 and parti
RML 9-inch Armstrong Gun
…with a copper backing sheet, which was pressed on to the rear by the large screw breech. All later Dutch models had a steel barrels out of one piece. HNLMS Prins Hendrik der Nederlanden was the first significant armored ship of the Dutch Navy, and received the first four guns. There is a huge number of references to the ship having…
Painting of Prins Hendrik der Nederlanden with her bulwarks down to show the gun turrets
Right elevation drawing, the shaded areas illustrate her armor scheme