HNLMS Koning der Nederlanden[a] was an iron-hulled ironclad ramtorenschip[1] (turret ram ship) built by the Rijkswerf at Amsterdam for the Royal Netherlands Navy in the early 1870s.

Koning der Nederlanden was scuttled in Surabaya on 2 March 1942, during the Battle of Java, to prevent her capture by the Japanese.

HNLMS Koning der Nederlanden was the largest ship built for the Dutch Navy during the 19th century.

The ship's gun turrets were only 3.3 meters (10 ft 10 in) above the waterline, but the freeboard could be increased by use of hinged bulwarks.

[2] Koning der Nederlanden had two compound steam engines, built by Penn and Sons,[3] each driving a single 4.876-meter (16.0 ft) propeller.

The engines produced a total of 4,630 indicated horsepower (3,450 kW) which gave the ship a maximum speed of 11.95 knots (22.13 km/h; 13.75 mph) during her sea trials that began on 26 July 1877.

The ship was barque-rigged with three masts and had a total sail area of 847 square meters (9,120 sq ft).

They had a rate of fire of about 30 rounds per minute[6] The ship was initially armed with spar torpedoes, but they were removed shortly after completion.

[7] In the autumn of 1876 the ship was transferred through the newly built North Sea Canal to the naval yard Willemsoord in Den Helder.

[21][22][23] She was set on fire in Surabaya and then scuttled to prevent her capture by the Japanese during World War II on 2 March 1942.