Admiralen-class destroyer
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The Admiralen class consisted of eight destroyers built for the Royal Netherlands Navy during the 1920s. All ships fought in World War II and were scuttled or sunk.
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HNLMS Van Galen
Plan from 1930 of HNLMS Banckert and HNLMS Van Nes
HNLMS Kortenaer (1927)
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HNLMS Kortenaer was an Admiralen-class destroyer operated by the Royal Netherlands Navy between 1928 and 1942. Equipped to also operate as a minelayer, she was built to defend the Dutch East Indies an
Admiralen-class destroyer
…1942. Evertsen 5 August 1925 29 December 1926 12 April 1928 Burgerhout Served in the Far East. Sunk by the Imperial Japanese Navy on 1 March 1942. Kortenaer 24 August 1925 30 June 1927 3 September 1928 Burgerhout Served in the Far East. Sunk by a torpedo from the Haguro during the Battle of the Java Sea on…
HNLMS Kortenaer in calm waters
The British HMS Encounter, which rescued the survivors of Kortenaer following the initial engagement in the Java Sea.