Hopefully just posted four images of the Hertog Hendrik, Tromp, and two pics of the Tromps seaplane.
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Didn't know if they were common or not.
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Dutch prewar Navy pics binary posting
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Can't say that I ever heard of them. I shall hasten over there and give them a look.
Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.
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Very neat! I thought we were talking aircraft types and I find ships (and a plane). I imagine Hertog Hendrik was named for a prince. Was he from the House of Orange? Tromp=Triumph? Both look to be destroyers. Any ideas of their wartime record?
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Hertog Henrik: post war cruiser named after a minor german prince who was married to Queen Wilhelmina. A submarine of the same name was captured by Germans early in WW2 and took no further part in the war.
Tromp: light cruiser named after admiral who humiliated the British navy in
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Took part in many joint naval actions against the Japanese
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Cool! Thanks for the info.
Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.