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The Royal Netherlands Navy (Dutch: Koninklijke Marine, pronounced [ˈkoːnɪŋkləkə maːˈrinə]) is the maritime service branch of the Netherlands Armed Forces. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It was founded on 8 January 1488, [ 5 ] making it the third-oldest naval force in the world .
Royal Netherlands Navy, Royal Marechaussee Suffisant Naval Barracks ( Dutch :Marinekazerne Suffisant) is a Dutch armed forces base located on Curaçao . [ 2 ] Until 2009, it was used by the infantry company 31 INFCIE of the Netherlands Marine Corps .
Pages in category "Royal Navy in World War II films" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Willemsoord is a large former naval base of the Royal Netherlands Navy in Den Helder. It is now connected to the city center of Den Helder, and focuses on entertainment and tourism. It is now connected to the city center of Den Helder, and focuses on entertainment and tourism.
Vlissingen Naval Base (Dutch: Marine Etablissement Vlissingen) was a base for the Admiralty of Zeeland, and later the Dutch Navy. It has a number of major marine facilities of historic significance. It housed a shipyard for the Admiralty of Zeeland, and the national shipyard Rijkswerf Zeeland.
HNLMS Jacob van Heemskerck [a] was the second and last of the Tromp-class destroyer leaders of the Royal Netherlands Navy, named after Admiral Jacob van Heemskerk (1567–1607). Originally designated as a flotilla leader and a torpedo cruiser in Decker's Fleet Plan of 1931, she was hastily commissioned on 10 May 1940, when Germany invaded the ...
After the war, the need for a naval air base in the area remained, and the airport was repaired. In 1960 a concrete runway was constructed, the base using a simple grass field prior to that. The retirement of the last aircraft carrier operated by the Dutch navy, the HNLMS Karel Doorman , in 1968, meant that the navy started to replace its fixed ...
HNLMS Tromp was the lead ship of the Tromp-class destroyer leaders built for the Royal Netherlands Navy.Built just prior to World War II, the ship served mainly in the Pacific and Indian Oceans against the Japanese, being based out of Sydney, Fremantle and Trincomalee where she served alongside British, Australian and US warships.