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Willemsoord, Den Helder
Willemsoord is a large former naval base of the Royal Netherlands Navy in Den Helder. It is now connected to the city center of Den Helder, and focuses on entertainment and tourism. Nieuwediep harbor: Origin of the naval base In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, it became increasingly difficult for big ships to regularly sail to the Dutch cities on the Zuiderzee. Many ships therefore anchored in the Roadstead of Texel, where a lot of transloading was done by small ships that anchored safely in the Nieuwediep. The Nieuwediep was a stretch of deep water close to the coast near what would later become Den Helder, and was well protected by a shoal. The importance of a safe base for the Dutch navy was stressed again by the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War. The Nieuwediep was an ideal location, but not deep enough for warships and East Indies ships. In August 1781 orders were given to deepen it. In order to achieve this, many dam were constructed, which guided the ebb flow throug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Den Helder
Den Helder () is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Den Helder occupies the northernmost point of the North Holland peninsula. It is home to the country's main naval base. From here the Royal TESO ferryboat service operates the transportation link between Den Helder and the nearby Dutch Wadden island of Texel to the north. Etymology Before the year 1928 the official name of Den Helder was Helder. The origin of the name Helder is not entirely clear. The name Helder may have come from ''Helle/Helde'', which means "hill" or "hilly grounds", or from ''Helre'', which means a sandy ridge. Another explanation is that the name derived from ''Helsdeur'' (Hell's Door), likely because in the water between Den Helder and Texel (called Marsdiep) the current was so strong that many ships were lost. History Huisduinen was the original older part of the city, whereas Helder itself was a nearby smaller hamlet. When a harbour was built near Hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jolly Boat
The jolly boat was a type of ship's boat in use during the 18th and 19th centuries. Used mainly to ferry personnel to and from the ship, or for other small-scale activities, it was, by the 18th century, one of several types of ship's boat. The design evolved throughout its period in service. Origins The term 'jolly boat' has several potential origins. It may originate in the Dutch or Swedish ''jolle'', a term meaning a small barque, bark or boat. Other possibilities include the English term yawl, or the 'gelle-watte', the latter being a term in use in the 16th century to refer to the boat used by the captain for trips to and from shore.Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea, p. 340 According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the term appears in ''Chamber's Encyclopedia'' between 1727 and 1741. It is called simply 'jolly' in the early 19th century novels of Frederick Marryat. The word may have been in use considerably earlier, as the record of the voyages of Francis Drake and John H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HNLMS Bonaire
HNLMS ''Bonaire'' was a fourth-class screw steamship of the Royal Netherlands Navy, now under restoration as a museum ship. ''Bonaire'' was built for the Royal Netherlands Navy as a steam frigate with barquentine rig and a retractable screw, and was launched at Rotterdam on 12 May 1877. From 1924 she served at Delfzijl as living quarters for the Dutch Nautical College, and was renamed ''Abel Tasman''. After ''Abel Tasman'' lay abandoned for many years, a restoration programme began in 2005 at Den Helder to secure the future of the ship as a floating museum A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make thes .... See also * * * * List of museum ships References External links Stichting BONAIRE – the charity that undertakes the restoration of Zr.Ms. BONAIRE [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HNLMS Tonijn (S805)
HNLMS ''Tonijn'' (Dutch: ''Thunnus'') was a ''Potvis''-class submarine (modified ) of the Royal Netherlands Navy. Ship history The submarine was laid down on 26 October 1962 at the ''Wilton-Fijenoord'' shipyard in Schiedam and launched on 14 June 1965. 24 February 1966 she was commissioned in the Dutch navy. While on exercise northwest of Ireland, she received the news that the submarine ''Walrus'' had gone missing. ''Tonijn'' participated in the search for the boat on 16 December 1968. It turned out ''Walrus'' was not lost but had lost radio contact due to a malfunction. From 18 to 28 July 1976 ''Tonijn'' made a visit to Kiel to participate in the Kieler Woche. Later that year she visited Dublin from 11 to 14 September. In September 1979 after fires broke out in the port engine room and starboard engine room assisted in towing the boat to Gibraltar. The boat was in serious trouble as she also suffered from ''battery depletion'' that was performed at the time the fires broke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
