HNLMS Van Speijk
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Seven ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy have been named HNLMS Van Speijk (also spelled Speyk), after Jan van Speijk:[1]
- HNLMS Van Speijk (1832-1837), ex Argo, corvette;
- HNLMS Van Speijk (1842-1868), ex Medusa, corvette;
- HNLMS Van Speijk (1882-1940), first class screw propelled steam ship;
- HNLMS Van Speijk (K3) (1940–1960), shore bombardment/escort ship;
- HNLMS Van Speijk (1960-1965), auxiliary ship (ex Flores);
- HNLMS Van Speijk (F802) (1965–1986), was the lead ship of her class of frigates.
- HNLMS Van Speijk (1986-1995), experimental ship for testing with new fuel. Ex HNLMS Dokkum (Van Stralen class minesweeper);
- HNLMS Van Speijk (F828), launched in 1994, is a Karel Doorman-class frigate.
[edit] References
- ^ "Koninklijke Marine - "Geschiedenis Hr.Ms. Van Speijk"" (in Dutch). http://www.marine.nl/nlmarfor/schepen/eskader/fregatten/m-fregat/vanspeijk/geschiedenis/. Retrieved 2006-08-24.
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