Netherlands Protected Cruiser HNLMS Zeeland
HNLMS Zeeland (1897) was a Holland-Class protected cruiser of the Royal Netherlands Navy launched on 20 March 1897.
In 1905, along with other Dutch ships, she took part in two expeditions to South Celebes in order to extend and consolidate Dutch rule over south Sulawesi (Celebes). The expeditions were a success, forcing the rulers of the south Sulawesi kingdoms of Bone, Luwu and Wajo to accept Dutch sovereignty.
In 1906 along with HNLM ships Koningin Regentes, and De Ruyter, Zeeland took part in the conquest of Bali, which integrated the kingdoms of Tabanan, Badung and Klungkung into the Dutch East Indies.
The ship was decommissioned in 1923 and later scrapped.
