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HNLMS ''De Zeven Provinciën'' (Dutch: ''Hr. Ms. De Zeven Provinciën'', (:ˈhaːrər ˈmaːjəstɛits də ˈzeːvə(n) proˈvɪnsiə(n))〔Avoid saying: proˈvɪnʃə(n), which is not recognized〕) was an armoured warship (''pantserschip'') of the Royal Netherlands Navy from 1910 to 1942. ''De Zeven Provinciën'' was a ''pantserschip'' (or "coastal defence ship"), a warship built for the purpose of defending the seas close to land, defined as "a small cruiser-sized warship which sacrificed speed and range for armour and armament". To the chagrin of the Dutch, the construction of such ships was ascribed by bigger naval powers to "nations which could not afford battleships or which needed specially-suited shallow-draught vessels small enough to operate close to their coasts". She was armed with two 283 mm (11.1 inch), four 150 mm (6 in), ten 75 mm (3 in) and four guns. Additionally she also had a 75 mm mortar.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Koninklijke Marine – "Geschiedenis Hr.Ms. De Zeven Provinciën" )〕 She was 101.5 m long, had a beam of 17.1 m, a draft of 6.15 m and displaced 6,530 t. She had a crew of 448 and was able to reach 16 knots. She served part of her career in the Dutch East Indies, from 1911–1918 and from 1921 onwards. During the 1920s, her crew included the future Rear Admiral Karel Doorman.〔(Biography of Rear-Admiral Karel W.F.M. Doorman )〕 She suffered a high profile mutiny on 5 February 1933, which had far-reaching implications for politics in the Netherlands. She was renamed Soerabaja in 1936. On 18 February 1942, ''De Zeven Provinciën'' was sunk by Japanese bombers. The Japanese raised her and used her as a battery ship until she was sunk again by Allied aircraft in 1943. ==Service history== The ship was launched and christened at the ''Rijkswerf'' in Amsterdam by, Prince Henry on 15 March 1909. She was commissioned into the Royal Netherlands Navy on 6 October 1910. On 21 November that year she left the port of Den Helder for the Dutch East Indies. The route she took led by South Africa and she arrived at Surabaya on 25 January 1911.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=scheepvaartmuseum.nl :: Maritieme kalender 1910 )〕 On 23 January 1912 ''De Zeven Provinciën'' hit a cliff while making a trip around Sumatra. After offloading coal and ammunition she pulled loose. After this she docked at Singapore. She returned 25 April to Surabaya.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=scheepvaartmuseum.nl :: Maritieme kalender 1912 )〕 On 4 April 1918, during the final stages of World War I, the ship and the escorted the passenger ships ''Vondel'', ''Kawi'', ''Rindjani'' and ''Grotius'' to the port of Tanjung Priok. The ships were intercepted in the eastern parts of the Indian archipelago by the two warships after Dutch merchant ships had been confiscated by British and American naval forces, exercising the Angary right. After eight years in the Dutch East Indies the ship left on 20 November 1918, going from Tanjung Priok through the Panama Canal and by New York to Den Helder. She arrived on 1 April 1919 and then left for maintenance at Amsterdam.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=scheepvaartmuseum.nl :: Maritieme kalender 1918 )〕 On 9 November 1921 the ship left for the second and last time for the Dutch East Indies. After arriving, she served as artillery instruction ship.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=scheepvaartmuseum.nl :: Maritieme kalender 1921 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (1909)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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