48 Pages
by
Lanasta
Protected cruiser (Pantserdekschip) HNLMS Gelderland was a Holland-class cruiser of the Royal Netherlands Navy. This class, of six ships, was considered a modest, but well thought-out design. At a speed of 10 knots the radius of action would have been 8000 miles, while the two triple expansion engines could generate a maximum speed of 19,5 knots. This book presents an overview of the development... Read more
Introduction, Armoured cruisers, Dutch East Indies till 1890, New Ships, British Apollo class, The Holland class, First batch, Second batch, Construction, Armour, Engines, Armament, Fire control, Torpedoes, Boats, Sloop B III, Steamboat, Whaler, Operational history
Biography
Jantinus Mulder started his career in the graphic industry and is currently a publisher at Lanasta (Walburg Pers). He is a specialist in the model building of naval ships. He builds models, and has written about model building in various (trade) magazines and books.
