Abraham Crijnssen
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Abraham Crijnssen was a Dutch naval commander, notable for capturing Suriname
from the British in 1667 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War
. The minesweeper HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen and the frigate HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen
have been named after him.
Suriname
Suriname , officially the Republic of Suriname , is a country in northern South America. It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname was a former colony of the British and of the Dutch, and was previously known as...
from the British in 1667 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War
Second Anglo-Dutch War
The Second Anglo–Dutch War was part of a series of four Anglo–Dutch Wars fought between the English and the Dutch in the 17th and 18th centuries for control over the seas and trade routes....
. The minesweeper HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen and the frigate HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen
Kortenaer class frigate
The Kortenaer class was a class of frigates of the Royal Netherlands Navy. They were built to be a general purpose frigate; able to combat all surface, submarine and aircraft targets. Like some of the other frigates of the 1970s and 1980s, they featured a COGOG propulsion system...
have been named after him.