Medusa-class corvette
'Medusa in the Straits of Shimonoseki September 1864 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Medusa class |
| Builders | Rijkswerf Amsterdam, Rijkswerf Vlissingen |
| Operators | Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Succeeded by | Groningen class |
| In commission | 1855–? |
| Planned | 2 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Scrapped | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Steam corvette |
| Displacement | 1,241-1,512 tons |
| Length | 51.52–49.8 m (169 ft 0 in – 163 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 11.14–11.6 m (36 ft 7 in – 38 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 5.00–5.40 m (16 ft 5 in – 17 ft 9 in) |
| Installed power | 150 nominal horsepower |
| Speed |
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| Complement | 120 |
| Armament | 19 guns |
| Armour | ship made of wood |
The Medusa class was a class of two steam corvettes with auxiliary power of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The class comprised Medusa, the first Dutch warship with screw propulsion, and Prinses Amelia.