page_title: List of ironclads
section_title: Netherlands
hierarchical_section_title: List of ironclads / Europe / Netherlands
caption_attribution_description: English: Koning der Nederlanden
context_page_description: The list of ironclads includes all steam-propelled warship and protected by iron or steel armor plates that were built in the early part of the second half of the 19th century, between 1859 and the early 1890s. The list is arranged alphabetically by country. The initial dates of the boats correspond to the launch time, followed by a separation that indicates their retirement or final date.
  The list includes ironclads of two different categories or roles, oceanic and coastal. The various ironclads design such as the ram, broadside, central battery, turret and barbette will be mentioned. Some of these ocean ironclads can be classified as armored frigates, armored corvettes, or others based on their displacement. Wooden hull ships that have been subsequently armored will also be considered in this list.
  Although the introduction of the ironclad is clear-cut, the boundary between 'ironclad' and the later 'pre-dreadnought battleship' is less obvious, as the characteristics of the pre-dreadnought evolved from 1875 to 1895. For the sake of this article, a line is drawn around 1890, differing from country to country.
context_section_description: Casemate ironclad
  De Ruyter (1853/1863) - unknown
  Ironclads turret ship
  Prins Hendrik der Nederlanden (1866) - scrapped after 1905
  Koning der Nederlanden (1874) - scuttled in 1942, during World War II
  Monitors
  Buffel class
  Buffel (1868) - retired in 1973 and converted into a museum ship in 1974
  Guinea (1870) - sold for scrap in 1897
  Schorpioen class
  Schorpioen (1868) - converted into a museum ship in 1982
  Stier (1868) - struck in 1908
  Heiligerlee class
  Heiligerlee (1868) - sold for scrapping in 1910
  Krokodil (1868) - unknown
  Tijger (1868) - unknown
  Bloedhond class
  Bloedhond (1869) - unknown
  Cerberus (1869) - unknown
  Adder class
  Hyena (1870) - unknown
  Panter (1870) - unknown
  Adder (1871) - unknown
  Haai (1871) - unknown
  Wesp (1871) - unknown
  Luipaard (1876) - unknown
  Draak (1877) - unknown
  Matador (1878) - unknown
  Reinier Claeszen (1891) - unknown
caption: The Dutch Koning der Nederlanden (1874) was the largest ship that served in the  Dutch Navy during the 19th century.
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