At least two ships of the
Royal Netherlands Navy have been named HNLMS ''Johan Maurits van Nassau'' ( nl, Hr.Ms. or Zr.Ms. Johan Maurits van Nassau) after
John Maurice of Nassau
John Maurice of Nassau (Dutch: ''Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen''; German: ''Johann Moritz von Nassau-Siegen''; Portuguese: ''João Maurício de Nassau-Siegen''; 17 June 1604 – 20 December 1679), called "the Brazilian" for his fruitful period a ...
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* , a
gunboat
A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies.
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launched in 1932 and sunk in 1940
* , a laid down as HMS ''Ribble'', launched in 1943 and renamed on transfer to the Netherlands Navy. She was broken up in 1959
Royal Netherlands Navy ship names
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