HNLMS Tromp (1937)
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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 again
Tromp in 1938
Sectional view and deck layout of Tromp.
Launch ceremony in 1937
On Juliana Drydock
Fokker C.XI-W
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The Fokker C.XI-W was a reconnaissance seaplane designed to operate from warships that was produced in the Netherlands in the mid-1930s. It was the result of a Royal Netherlands Navy specification of
HNLMS Tromp (1937)
…four US-made 75 mm guns and four more 40 mm Bofors. She also carried six 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes in two banks of three, and was equipped with a Fokker C.XIW floatplane. Her anti-submarine features included ASDIC, a hydrophone, and four depth-charge throwers. Her deck armour was 1.5–2.5 in (38–64 mm), while…
Fokker C.XI W tijdens de vlucht 2161 027249
A Fokker C.XI takes off from HNLMS De Ruyter (1935)