Naval Ram ship "HLMMS Buffel" - Fortresse Holland (Hellevoetsluis/NL)
Naval Ram ship "HLMMS Buffel".
An impressive ship, the black heavy armor and high deck of the HLMMS Buffel make this ship a very special historic ship in the historic harbor of Hellevoetsluis.
Quote: Bijna symbolisch zoals de Buffel voor zeer lange tijd voor anker is gegaan in een vertrouwde thuishaven.
Photo November 2017, Ramtorenschip De Buffel (1896) after 121 years in time.
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Fortresse Holland - Ramtorenschip De Buffel
Ramtower ship De Buffel (Est. 1896) - a heavily armored ram ship in service of the Royal Navy until 1973 as "Hr.Ms. Buffel" or "Hr.Ms. Buffel" (NATO number A 884). Built in 1868 at the Napier & Sons shipyard of Glasgow. The first ship of the Royal Navy without sails, a large armored 2.198 ton ram ship with a steam engine and two propellers. Equipped with an armament of a heavy ram on the bow, several guns and operated by a crew of 150 men. The ships role was to defend the Dutch coast and later used as an accommodation ship. Nowadays it's a museum ship "Ramtoren schip Buffel" in Hellevoetsluis. Almost symbolically anchored in the "Maritime Quarter" of the "Fortresse Holland" museum in Hellevoetsluis. In a harbor area with various other historical ships and nearby structures all securely anchored in Dutch history for future generations. It's a location with many more national history facts being a important port and naval base for centuries.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HNLMS_Buffel.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars., November 5, 2017.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #history #navy #ship #RamtorenschipDeBuffel #VoorneaanZee #museum #FortresseHolland in #Hellevoetsluis #Netherlands
Naval Ram ship "HLMMS Buffel" - Fortresse Holland (Hellevoetsluis/NL)
Naval Ram ship "HLMMS Buffel".
An impressive ship, the black heavy armor and high deck of the HLMMS Buffel make this ship a very special historic ship in the historic harbor of Hellevoetsluis.
Quote: Bijna symbolisch zoals de Buffel voor zeer lange tijd voor anker is gegaan in een vertrouwde thuishaven.
Photo November 2017, Ramtorenschip De Buffel (1896) after 121 years in time.
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Fortresse Holland - Ramtorenschip De Buffel
Ramtower ship De Buffel (Est. 1896) - a heavily armored ram ship in service of the Royal Navy until 1973 as "Hr.Ms. Buffel" or "Hr.Ms. Buffel" (NATO number A 884). Built in 1868 at the Napier & Sons shipyard of Glasgow. The first ship of the Royal Navy without sails, a large armored 2.198 ton ram ship with a steam engine and two propellers. Equipped with an armament of a heavy ram on the bow, several guns and operated by a crew of 150 men. The ships role was to defend the Dutch coast and later used as an accommodation ship. Nowadays it's a museum ship "Ramtoren schip Buffel" in Hellevoetsluis. Almost symbolically anchored in the "Maritime Quarter" of the "Fortresse Holland" museum in Hellevoetsluis. In a harbor area with various other historical ships and nearby structures all securely anchored in Dutch history for future generations. It's a location with many more national history facts being a important port and naval base for centuries.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HNLMS_Buffel.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars., November 5, 2017.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #history #navy #ship #RamtorenschipDeBuffel #VoorneaanZee #museum #FortresseHolland in #Hellevoetsluis #Netherlands