Passage through the harbour floodgates - Hr.Ms. Buffel (Hellevoetsluis/NL)
Maneuvering the armored ship was a difficult job for the tugs. The ship was slowly maneuvered through the harbor on its way to the Jan Blanken Dry Dock, which required a lot of precise coordination. Preparation was also necessary for the passage through the locks due to the draft of the ship, before divers had inspected the passage.
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Hellevoetsluis - Hr.Ms. Buffel - Relocation
October 5, 2013 - towing the Hr.Ms. Buffel from Rotterdam to Hellevoetsluis.
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Ramtorenschip De Buffel (Est. 1896) - in service until 1973 as "Hr.Ms. Buffel" or "HNLMS Buffel" (NATO number A 884). The first ship of the Royal Dutch Navy without sails, an ironclad ram ship using a steam engine and two propellers. Equiped with an armament of a ram on her bow, several guns, serviced by a crew of 150 men. Her main task was to play a role in the Dutch coastal defense, later in use as an accommodation ship. It's now moored as a museum in the Maritiem Kwartier in Hellevoetsluis, in history an important Dutch naval base.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HNLMS_Buffel.
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Richard Poppelaars
About Pixels Photography: #transport #HrMsBuffel #drydock #HrMsBuffel #Hellevoetsluis #NL
Passage through the harbour floodgates - Hr.Ms. Buffel (Hellevoetsluis/NL)
Maneuvering the armored ship was a difficult job for the tugs. The ship was slowly maneuvered through the harbor on its way to the Jan Blanken Dry Dock, which required a lot of precise coordination. Preparation was also necessary for the passage through the locks due to the draft of the ship, before divers had inspected the passage.
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Details
Hellevoetsluis - Hr.Ms. Buffel - Relocation
October 5, 2013 - towing the Hr.Ms. Buffel from Rotterdam to Hellevoetsluis.
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Ramtorenschip De Buffel (Est. 1896) - in service until 1973 as "Hr.Ms. Buffel" or "HNLMS Buffel" (NATO number A 884). The first ship of the Royal Dutch Navy without sails, an ironclad ram ship using a steam engine and two propellers. Equiped with an armament of a ram on her bow, several guns, serviced by a crew of 150 men. Her main task was to play a role in the Dutch coastal defense, later in use as an accommodation ship. It's now moored as a museum in the Maritiem Kwartier in Hellevoetsluis, in history an important Dutch naval base.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HNLMS_Buffel.
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Richard Poppelaars
About Pixels Photography: #transport #HrMsBuffel #drydock #HrMsBuffel #Hellevoetsluis #NL