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implemented in the East Indies. It meant that more money became available for the navy, and investments went to these two establishments. This was just as well, because the invention of screw propulsion had just obsoleted the entire fleet of sail and paddle-steam ships that the Dutch had. The biggest
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A steel ship, was laid down on 27 August 1884 at the ¨Rijkswerf¨ in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. She was launched on 24 June 1885 and taken into service on 16 February 1886 as training ship of the RNLN. She was taken out of service on 1 April 1908 and converted to be used consecutively as lodging and
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General circumstances were not conducive for much activity on the yard, but on a national scale the Rijkswerf Amsterdam was lucky. While Willemsoord remained as a naval base and was greatly expanded, the proponents of moving shipbuilding over there did not get their way. Most of the few new ships of
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became the owner of the shipyard. In 1811 this kingdom was annexed by Napoleon's empire, making the yard an imperial French ship yard. This came to an end in late 1813, when the Netherlands became independent again. The French period was a disaster for Dutch shipping. It could have become a disaster
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When foreign powers started to armor their ships, the Dutch authorities decided to create facilities for armoring in Vlissingen, not in Amsterdam. This was a sound decision, because Vlissingen was the only Dutch harbor that had access to water deep enough to launch ships that could stand up to the
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proved the need for a professional navy. On 12 August 1655, the admiralty therefore got the entire western strip of Kattenburg island for the construction of an arsenal and ship yard. The arsenal was quickly constructed on the southern extremity of Kattenburg island in 1656. It was called 's Lands
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Was laid down on 22 July 1897 at the ¨Rijkswerf¨ in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, launched on 14 July 1898 and taken into service on 1 March 1901. She was taken out of service on 12 September 1905, overhauled during 1906–1907 at the ¨Rijkswerf¨ in Amsterdam and put into service again on 13 October
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in 1815 meant a new start for 's Rijks Werf (national yard) Amsterdam. However, the context of 1815 was very different from that of 1795. The French time had been utterly ruinous for the Dutch economy. It caused that the nation could no longer afford a naval budget comparable to that of major
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The rest of Kattenburg island stretches north along the Kattenburgerstraat. On the west side of this street the former yard is still enclosed by a very long seventeenth century building and a long old wall that reaches almost to the north end of Kattenburg Island. The
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the line and frigates that were built, were laid down in Amsterdam again, with Vlissingen and Rotterdam also having a share. In 1816 the remnants of the 'competing' navy yard in Harlingen were sold. In 1828 the Rijkswerf
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In 1867 the Dutch government decided to move the armoring facilities to the Rijkswerf Amsterdam. This decision had to do with the overall defensive strategy that centered on only defending the places behind the
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and an English fleet blockading the Dutch coast, all ruinous for the state's finances. The secession of Belgium also stripped the coal and iron deposits from the Dutch state, a further disaster during the
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in the Netherlands. The admiralties were replaced by a national committee for naval affairs. It meant that all assets of the admiralties were nationalized, leading to 5 state ship yards. In 1806 the
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European powers. Apart from that, the United Kingdom of the Netherlands was a state focusing on its place in a coalition that should keep France in check, and was therefore focused on its army.
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From the arsenal and the north end of Kattenburg, dams reached to the west, and enclosed an almost square stretch of water called 's lands Dok. In this dock the ships of the admiralty could lay
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screw ships that the Dutch needed, the steam frigates, were built in Vlissingen because of their draught. The Rijkswerf would build a large number of steam corvettes.
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By the early 1850s the only Dutch state yards left were those in Vlissingen and Amsterdam. Meanwhile, the Dutch state had found a new source of wealth in the
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The first armored ships that the Rijkswerf Amsterdam constructed were copies of foreign ships that the Dutch navy had purchased.
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First steam powered frigate of the RNLN. First big training ship 1876–1904. Sold for scrap 1913.
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would close in 1850. Meanwhile, the Rijkswerf Amsterdam built a lot of small paddle steamers.
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The slipways are left (north) of the arsenal, behind these the enclosure, c. 1710
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The yard viewed from the north, late 18th century, by Mortier Covens en Zoon
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of the yard were immediately on the other (west) side of this enclosure.
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training ship until 1926 when she was permanently taken out of service.
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Later ships were built to Dutch designs. The yard built among others
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The united kingdom broke up in 1830. The final acts were the
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First purpose-built ironclad laid down in the Netherlands.
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1908. Sold to be dismantled on 28 May 1913 in Amsterdam.
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naval affairs were handled by 5 local admiralties. The
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