Naval Museum Den Helder

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The marine museum is close to the loading station for the ferry to Texel

The Naval Museum in the Dutch city of Den Helder is operated by the Dutch Navy (Koninklijke Marine). It is part of the Willemsoord Museum Harbor .

exhibition

Ramming ship Schorpioen in Den Helder
  • Schorpioen ramming ship (built in 1868). The ramming ship Schorpioen served to secure the coast of the Netherlands from 1868 to 1906 and was then used as a residential ship .
  • Minesweeper Abraham Crijnssen (built in 1936). The Abraham Crijnssen was able to escape the Japanese from the Java Sea to Australia in 1942 by camouflaging as a small jungle island.
  • Submarine Tonijn (Potvis class) (built in 1966). The submarine Tonijn sailed from 1966 to 1991 with a crew of 67.
  • Bridge of the frigate De Ruyter (built 1974)

The ships are open to visitors.

Web links

Commons : Marinemuseum Den Helder  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 52 ° 57 ′ 48 ″  N , 4 ° 46 ′ 17 ″  E