This article is about the Dutch sloop Java (1885). For the pre- World War 2 light cruiser HNLMS Java see the article Java class cruiser.
The Dutch ship Java launched in 1885 at Rotterdam was a sloop or small unprotected cruiser. [1]
The ship was named after the island of Java in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). This ship was a small colonial warship, larger than most gunboats but weaker than a protected cruiser. The term “sloop” was used (by the British Navy for instance) for what were essentially large gunboats. The Java resembled the Spanish unprotected cruisers of the Velasco class, which were used for colonial duties (and the unsuccessful defense of Manila Bay in 1898).
| History | |
|---|---|
 Netherlands | |
| Name | Java |
| Builder | Rotterdam |
| Launched | 1885 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | sloop or unprotected cruiser |
| Displacement | 1280 t |
| Length | 205 ft 3 in (62.56 m) |
| Propulsion | 1017 ihp |
| Speed | 12.6 kn (14.5 mph; 23.3 km/h) |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 1 × 5.9in./25 cal. gun 3 × 4.7in./18 cal. guns |
References
- ^ Conways, p.376
Bibliography
- Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860—1905. New York: Mayflower Books. ISBN 0-8317-0302-4.