The Dutch Navy Museum is a
naval museum
A maritime museum (sometimes nautical museum) is a museum specializing in the display of objects relating to ships and travel on large bodies of water. A subcategory of maritime museums are naval museums, which focus on navies and the milita ...
in
Den Helder,
Netherlands
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The museum is dedicated to the history of the ''Koninklijke Marine'' (
Royal Netherlands Navy).
The most important ships the museum owns are:
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minesweeper
A minesweeper is a small warship designed to remove or detonate naval mines. Using various mechanisms intended to counter the threat posed by naval mines, minesweepers keep waterways clear for safe shipping.
History
The earliest known usage of ...
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ironclad ram)
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submarine)
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steamship) (under restoration)
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guided missile destroyer) (
Deck and
radar
Radar is a detection system that uses radio waves to determine the distance ('' ranging''), angle, and radial velocity of objects relative to the site. It can be used to detect aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, we ...
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References
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Maritime museums in the Netherlands
category:Military and war museums in the Netherlands
Naval museums
Museums in North Holland