Den Helder in Provincie Noord-Holland
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HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen (1936)

HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen was a Jan van Amstel-class minesweeper of the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN). Built during the 1930s, she was based in the Netherlands East Indies when Japan attacked at the end of 1941. Ordered to retreat to Australia, the ship was disguised as a tropical island to avoid detection, and was the last Dutch ship to escape from the region.

Located at 52.964, 4.77084 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Jan van Amstel-class minesweepers, Ships built in the Netherlands, 1936 ships, World War II minesweepers of the Netherlands, World War II minesweepers of Australia, Museum ships in the Netherlands, Minesweepers of the Royal Australian Navy

HNLMS Schorpioen

HNLMS Schorpioen is a sister ship of HNLMS Buffel. Built in the same year, 1868 in France, they were the core of the then renewed Royal Netherlands Navy, replacing the outdated wooden ships that combined sailing and steam propulsion and carried so called smooth-bore guns. These new ships were equipped with heavy rifled 23 cm guns, and a heavy armor. The hull had an armor plated belt of 15 cm (6 inches) and the gun turret, housing the two guns, had almost 30 cm (12 inches)of armor.

Located at 52.9624, 4.77206 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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19th-century naval ships of the Netherlands, Naval ships of the Netherlands captured by Germany during World War II, Museum ships in the Netherlands, 1868 ships

Marsdiep

The Marsdiep is a deep tide-race between Den Helder and Texel in the Netherlands, and running southwards between sandbanks. That gap connects the North Sea and the Waddenzee. Around 1000 AD and before, much of the modern Waddenzee and IJsselmeer was land and the Marsdiep was an ordinary river. An early form of its name is Maresdeop, a name probably related to modern Dutch moerasdiep ("swamp deep").

Located at 52.9847, 4.74472 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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De Kooy Airfield

De Kooy Airfield (Dutch: Vliegveld De Kooy) is an airfield 2.9 NM south of Den Helder, the Netherlands, named after the nearby hamlet De Kooy. It serves as both a civilian airport under the name Den Helder Airport and a naval airport under the name Maritiem Vliegkamp De Kooy (Dutch for Maritime Aviation Site De Kooy).

Located at 52.9236, 4.78056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Airports in the Netherlands, Airports in North Holland, Den Helder, Royal Netherlands Air Force bases

Dutch Navy Museum

The Dutch Navy Museum is a naval museum in Den Helder, Netherlands. The museum is dedicated to the history of the Koninklijke Marine. The most important ships the museum owns are: HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen HNLMS Schorpioen HNLMS Tonijn HNLMS Bonaire (under restoration) HNLMS De Ruyter

Located at 52.963, 4.77142 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Maritime museums in the Netherlands, Naval museums, Museums in North Holland

Royal Netherlands Naval College

The Royal Netherlands Naval College in Den Helder is the service academy of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The KIM offers a program of four or five years and also a short course of sixteen to twenty-two months. Upon the completion of the program a graduate is awarded a bachelor's degree and is commissioned in the Royal Netherlands Navy. The training of officers for the Royal Netherlands Army and Royal Netherlands Air Force is done by the Koninklijke Militaire Academie in Breda.

Located at 52.9622, 4.775 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Naval academies, Military of the Netherlands, Royal Netherlands Navy, Educational institutions established in 1829

Willemsoord, Den Helder

Willemsoord is a large former dockyard of the Royal Netherlands Navy in Den Helder. It is now a maritime museum, housing the Dutch Navy Museum and the Nationaal Reddingmuseum Dorus Rijkers. In 2009 the replica of the Dutch East India Company ship Prins Willem which was located in a dock (visitable by the public) burned down.

Located at 52.9609, 4.77184 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Den Helder, Museums in North Holland, Naval history of the Netherlands, Maritime museums in the Netherlands