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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 .
Commanders of the Royal Netherlands Navy (12 P) Pages in category "Royal Netherlands Navy admirals" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
Royal Netherlands Navy admirals (1 C, 28 P) Pages in category "Dutch admirals" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
Royal Netherlands Navy admirals (1 C, 28 P) P. ... Pages in category "Royal Netherlands Navy officers" The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total.
Director of Navy Acquisition, Navy Command: Engineering: 9 May 2023 [31] Angus N. P. Essenhigh: Director of Data Acquisition and National Hydrographer, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (June 2023) [32] Warfare: OBE: 27 June 2023 [33] Steven J. McCarthy: Director of Ship Support, Defence Equipment and Support and Chief Engineer, Royal Navy ...
1762 – General-Admiral Tsar Paul I (1754–1801) 1784 – General-Field marshal Prince Grigori Potemkin (1739–1791) 1796 – Navy General-Field marshal Count Ivan Chernyshyov (1726–1797) 1831 – General-Admiral Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia (1827–1892) 1883 – General-Admiral Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich (1850–1908)
Royal Netherlands Navy (Naval Squadron) Commander of the Army Appointed Branch Lieutenant general Jan Swillens (Born 1967) 8 March 2024 (171 days) Royal Netherlands Army (Commandos) Commander of the Navy Appointed Branch Vice admiral René Tas (Born 1964) 9 September 2021 (3 years, 134 days) Royal Netherlands Navy (Naval Squadron) Commander of ...
The rank can be held by either a naval officer appointed by the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands or a member of the Dutch royal family.The royal connection to the rank of admiral possibly originated in 1830, when King William I promoted his son Prince Frederick (who was already the Secretary of State for War and Navy) to the rank of admiral and commander-in-chief of the armed forces.