HNLMS Prins Hendrik der Nederlanden was an ironclad ramtorenschip built in Great Britain for the Royal Netherlands Navy in the mid-1860s. She was transferred to the Dutch East Indies in 1876 and parti
Painting of Prins Hendrik der Nederlanden with her bulwarks down to show the gun turrets
Right elevation drawing, the shaded areas illustrate her armor scheme
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The Royal Netherlands Navy is the maritime service branch of the Netherlands Armed Forces. It traces its history to 8 January 1488, making it the third-oldest navy in the world.
HNLMS Prins Hendrik der Nederlanden
…HNLMS Prins Hendrik der Nederlanden was an ironclad ramtorenschip (turret ram ship) built in Great Britain for the Royal Netherlands Navy in the mid-1860s. She was transferred to the Dutch East Indies in 1876 and participated in the Dutch intervention in Lombok and Karangasem in 1894. The…
The Battle of Scheveningen in 1653 during the First Anglo-Dutch War.
HNLMS Java, ca. 1941.
Piet de Jong, commanding officer of HNLMS Gelderland in 1958.
Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 in 2007 with HNLMS Evertsen second from the right.