HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën
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Eight ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy
have been named HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën or similar, after the original seven provinces of the Netherlands
forming the Union of Utrecht
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Royal Netherlands Navy
The Koninklijke Marine is the navy of the Netherlands. In the mid-17th century the Dutch Navy was the most powerful navy in the world and it played an active role in the wars of the Dutch Republic and later those of the Batavian Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands...
have been named HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën or similar, after the original seven provinces of the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
forming the Union of Utrecht
Union of Utrecht
The Union of Utrecht was a treaty signed on 23 January 1579 in Utrecht, the Netherlands, unifying the northern provinces of the Netherlands, until then under the control of Habsburg Spain....
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- Zeven Provinciën (1643-1659), ship of the lineShip of the lineA ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through the mid-19th century to take part in the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the greatest weight of broadside guns to bear...
of the Amsterdam Admiralty; - Verenigde Provinciën (1665-1667), ship of the line of the Amsterdam Admiralty;
- Dutch ship De Zeven Provinciën (1665)Dutch ship De Zeven Provinciën (1665)De Zeven Provinciën was a Dutch ship of the line, originally armed with 80 guns. The name of the ship was also written as De 7 Provinciën. The literal translation is "The Seven Provinces", the name referring to the fact that the Dutch Republic in the 17th century was a confederation of seven...
ship of the line (1665–1694), of the Maze Admiralty; - Zeven Provincien (1694-1706), ship of the line of the Maze Admiralty;
- Zeven Provinciën (1782-1794), ship of the line of the Noorderkwartier Admiralty;
- HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (1909) - a costal defence ship in service from 1910 to 1942
- HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (C802)HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (C802)The HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën was a De Zeven Provinciën class cruiser with eight 152 mm cannons in double turrets, 8 × 57 mm and 8 × 40 mm machine guns. The rear turret was replaced in 1962 with a RIM-2 Terrier SAM system. She was 185.7 m long, had a beam of 17.25 m and a...
(1950–1976), De Zeven Provinciën classDe Zeven Provinciën class cruiserThe De Zeven Provinciën-class is a class of light cruisers. They were built by Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij and Wilton-Fijenoord for the Royal Netherlands Navy...
cruiserCruiserA cruiser is a type of warship. The term has been in use for several hundreds of years, and has had different meanings throughout this period...
; - HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (F802)HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (F802)HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën is the first ship of the De Zeven Provinciën class air defence and command frigates in service with the Royal Netherlands Navy...
(2002— ), the lead shipLead shipThe lead ship or class leader is the first of a series or class of ships all constructed according to the same general design. The term is applicable military ships and larger civilian craft.-Overview:...
of the De Zeven Provinciën classDe Zeven Provinciën class frigateThe De Zeven Provinciën class frigates are highly advanced air-defence and command frigates in service with the Koninklijke Marine . This class of ships is also known as LCF...
frigateFrigateA frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...
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