Willemsoord, Den Helder
Encyclopedia
Willemsoord is a large former dockyard of the Royal Netherlands Navy
in Den Helder
. It is now a maritime museum, housing the Dutch Navy Museum
and the Nationaal Reddingmuseum Dorus Rijkers
. In 2009 the replica of the Dutch East India Company
ship Prins Willem which was located in a dock (visitable by the public) burned down.
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...
in Den Helder
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 now a maritime museum, housing the Dutch Navy Museum
Dutch Navy Museum
The Dutch Navy Museum is a naval museum in Den Helder, Netherlands.The museum is dedicated to the history of the Koninklijke Marine ....
and the Nationaal Reddingmuseum Dorus Rijkers
Dorus Rijkers
Theodorus "Dorus" Rijkers was a famous Dutch lifeboat captain and folk hero, most famous for his sea rescues of 487 shipwrecked victims over a total of 38 rescue operations, and at least 25 before joining the lifeboat-service....
. In 2009 the replica of the Dutch East India Company
Dutch East India Company
The Dutch East India Company was a chartered company established in 1602, when the States-General of the Netherlands granted it a 21-year monopoly to carry out colonial activities in Asia...
ship Prins Willem which was located in a dock (visitable by the public) burned down.