Two Midshipmen dirks with two gorgets, Royal Netherlands Navy, late 19th century

The first dirk belonged to Theodoor H.H. Bodele, commissioned as an ensign in 1895. The second belonged to Baron Elisa C.U. Calkoen, who never received a commission and left the naval college in 1888 as a naval cadet, 2nd class

A plaque, commemorating the Battle of Bergen Harbour on August 2, 1665.

Today I've sent a email to the archives of the royal navy. I have two great-grandfather's and two great-great-grandfather's who have served in the navy.

They all have served pre WWII. One great-grandfather was stationed in Surabaya, Dutch East Indies. Just before WWII, he and his wife and daughter were sent back home.

To find out about what they have been through and where they have served, I need to take a look in their files.

So I've sent a email to request access to the archives.

A reply can take up to 5 weeks.

So I'll have to wait patiently.

DUTCH PATROL VESSEL P840 NAMED HOLLAND AT HOGAN QUAY IN CORK

The sensor systems are housed in an integrated mast, also provided by Thales, called the I-Mast 400. Thales also built the satellite communications system for the ships.

I USED A SIGMA QUATTRO DP1 I photographed this ship three times during my visit to cork and every time I used a different camera, For this session I used an old Sigma Quattro DP1. The Holland-class ocean-going patrol vessels are a class of four ocean-going patrol vessels constructed for the Royal Netherlands Navy. They are designed to fulfill patrol and intervention tasks against lightly armed…

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The Battle of Texel 1673 by Jan de Quelery

A Royal Netherlands Marine during a bilateral training exercise at Riverine Training Area, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

The U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. John A. Hamilton Jr., 2D MARDIV Combat Camera (2015).

The Bombardment of Algiers, 27 August 1816 (details), by George Chambers, 1836.

HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën coastal defense ship of the Dutch Navy

Dutch vintage postcard, mailed in 1913 to Lima, Peru

Crown Princess Catharina-Amalia of The Netherlands met three parts of the Dutch military force this year on the occasion of her 18th birthday : The Royal Netherlands Air Force, the Royal Netherlands Army and the Royal Netherlands Navy -December 2nd 2022.

On August 31st 2022, Princess Catharina-Amalia visited the Royal Navy, the armed forces unit where her father started his training.

📷 : Koninklijk Huis.

Guys, guys, does this happen to you too? You invent something for a fic and then next thing you know, it turns out that either it's real, or something very similar to it is.

Cause it keeps fucking happening to me

F-35C Lightning II. Oshkosh 2022

BAMF

How are Americans complaining about beans on toast when we are the ones who invented "shit on a shingle"

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“Japs Press Forward on Four Fronts,” Windsor Star. February 11, 1942. Page 1. ---- FORCES of Nippon pushed relentlessly forward in the Far East on these four fronts: (1) at Singapore, Jap invaders reached outskirts of the city; (2) in Burma, enemy thrust at Toungoo was new threat to road to China; (3) on Bataan Peninsula, MacArthur's forces met fierce attacks; (4) in Dutch East Indies, Japs drove toward Bandjermasin and Macassar. Allied air aid would have to come some 1,200 miles from Rangoon, 600 from Batavia to hit Singapore invaders. (Acme Map.)