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  Karel Doorman - Wikipedia
Doorman war einer der ersten Marineoffiziere, die einen Pilotenschein besaßen.
HNLMS Karel Doorman (QH-1) - Begleitflugzeugträger der Nairana Klasse - ehemaliger Träger der Royal Navy, der am Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs in den Niederlanden bis 1948 in Dienst war.
Aktuell ist eine niederländische Schiffsklasse nach Karel Doorman benannt; die Karel-Doorman-Klasse M-Fregatten, deren erstes Schiff die HNLMS Karel Doorman (F827) ist.
de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Karel_Doorman   (377 words)

  
 HNLMS Karel Doorman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The first Karel Doorman (QH1), originally escort carrier HMS Nairana, was the Netherlands' first aircraft carrier.
The second Karel Doorman (R81), a Colossus-class aircraft carrier (originally HMS Venerable), was commissioned into the Netherlands Navy on 28 May 1948.
The third Karel Doorman (F827) is the lead ship of her class of frigates.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HNLMS_Karel_Doorman   (153 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Battle of the Java Sea
A fleet of the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command, under the command of Admiral Karel Doorman, was on its way to intercept a Japanese invasion convoy when it was attacked by 37 Japanese...
On February 13, the remaining Dutch and American ships, under the command of Dutch Admiral Karel Doorman, fought the Battle of Palembang, an unsuccessful attempt to prevent the Japanese from capturing the major oil port in eastern Sumatra.
HNLMS Java was a Sumatra-class light cruiser of the Royal Netherlands Navy.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Battle-of-the-Java-Sea   (3360 words)

  
 HNLMS De Ruyter (1935) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HNLMS De Ruyter was a light cruiser of the Royal Netherlands Navy, the lead ship of her class.
In the Battle of the Java Sea on 27 February 1942, De Ruyter was the flagship of the Dutch Admiral Karel Doorman.
Off the north coast off Java the ABDA fleet was surprised at night by a Japanese squadron consisting of the heavy cruisers Nachi and Haguro supported by 14 destroyers.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HNLMS_De_Ruyter_%281935%29   (268 words)

  
 Battle of Makassar Strait   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
A fleet of the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command, under the command of Admiral Karel Doorman, was on its way to intercept a Japanese invasion convoy when it was attacked by 37 Japanese dive-bombers and forced to retreat.
The ADBA force consisted of the cruisers HNLMS De Ruyter (flagship), HNLMS Tromp, USS Houston, and USS Marblehead escorted by the Dutch destroyers Bankert, Piet Hein, Van Ghent, and the United States destroyers Barker, Bulmer, Edwards, and Stewart.
Doorman was forced to retire to Tjilatjap to protect the damaged cruisers and the Japanese force captured Balikpapan.
battle-of-makassar-strait.ask.dyndns.dk   (256 words)

  
 De Ruyter (schip) -- Hr.Ms. De Ruyter was een lichte Nederlandse kruiser die...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
De Ruyter was een lichte Nederlandse kruiser die bekend is geworden als vlaggeschip van Schout-bij-nacht Karel Doorman tijdens de Slag in de Javazee.
Op 26 februari 1942 voer het schip uit voor de Slag in de Javazee als vlaggeschip van schout bij nacht Karel Doorman, die aan het hoofd stond van een internationaal eskader.
Doorman verkoos het om met zijn schip ten onder te gaan.
de-ruyter-schip.nl.tracking24.net   (274 words)

  
 Karel Doorman class frigate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
The Karel Doorman class is a class of eight multi-purpose frigates of the Royal Netherlands Navy.
HNLMS Abraham Van Der Hulst (F832) and HNLMS Tjerk Hiddes (F830) are to be delivered to Chile in June 2005 and August 2006.
On July 20, 2005, the Belgian governement decided to buy two of the remaining six Dutch M-class frigates to replace the two remaining frigates of the Wielingen class (Wielingen and Westdiep) currently in service with the Belgian Navy which in turn might be sold to Bulgaria.
www.tocatch.info /en/Karel_Doorman_class_frigate.htm   (431 words)

  
 Naval Technology - Karel Doorman Class - Frigates
The Royal Netherlands Navy Multi-purpose (M-Class) or Karel Doorman Class frigates were built by the De Schelde Group in Flushing and have been operational since 1996.
The Karel Doorman class M-Frigates are equipped for anti-submarine and surface warfare, the frigate in this picture is HNLMS Van Galen.
Karel Doorman class main gun is a 76mm OTO Melara Mk 100 with a range of 16km anti-surface and 12km anti-air.
www.naval-technology.com /projects/karel   (858 words)

  
 bigger.ca - Karel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
Karel (pronounced Carl) is a robot living in a...
Karel Appel [Dutch Abstract Expressionist Painter, born in 1921] Guide to pictures of works by Karel Appel in art museum sites and image archives worldwide.
Czech Republic coach Karel Brückner is reflecting on the "pinnacle of his career" after leading his side to the FIFA World Cup finals last night.
bigger.ca /Karel/reference/search   (235 words)

  
 HMS Venerable (R63) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
After a boiler-room fire, she was sold to Argentina and renamed Veinticinco de Mayo (the twenty-fifth of May, a national holiday in Argentina).
In 2000 she was towed to (A republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947) India and is now believed to have been scrapped.
See (additional info and facts about HMS Venerable) HMS Venerable and (additional info and facts about HNLMS Karel Doorman) HNLMS Karel Doorman for other ships of this name.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/hm/hms_venerable_(r63)3.htm   (414 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: ARA Veinticinco de Mayo
As a Colossus class aircraft carrier, she was named HMS Venerable and saw service in the British Pacific Fleet.
However Venerable only served 3 years in the Royal Navy before being sold to the Dutch as HNLMS Karel Doorman.
Three ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy have been named HNLMS Karel Doorman after Admiral Karel Doorman: The first Karel Doorman (QH1), originally escort carrier HMS Nairana, was the Netherlands first aircraft carrier.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/ARA-Veinticinco-de-Mayo   (1400 words)

  
 Biography of the Commanding Officer - Captain C.J.H. Trimpe Burger - The Royal Netherlands Embassy
In 1956, Jankees Trimpe Burger was born in Rotterdam.
Exceptions are a nine month period as Principal Warfare Officer (Underwater) in the Ops Room of the frigate HNLMS van Kinsbergen, in 1983, and a two year appointment to the British Submarine Service, in 1987/1988, when he also successfully completed the British Submarine Command Course (SMCC) known as "Perisher".
He then became commanding officer of the Multipurpose class (M) frigate HNLMS Willem van der Zaan until October 1997 when he was appointed to the Ministry of Defence in The Hague.
www.netherlands-embassy.org /tromp/biography.htm   (399 words)

  
 List of aircraft carriers - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
Veinticinco de Mayo purchased in 1968, formerly HNLMS Karel Doorman, formerly HMS Venerable, decommissioned 1997.
HNLMS Karel Doorman formerly HMS Venerable, purchased in 1948; sold to Argentina 1968 and renamed Veinticinco de Mayo
Venerable, sold to the Netherlands in 1948 and renamed Karel Doorman, then to Argentina and renamed Veinticinco de Mayo
www.open-encyclopedia.com /List_of_aircraft_carriers   (807 words)

  
 HNLMS Jacob van Heemskerk - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation HNLMS Jacob van Heemskerk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
HNLMS Jacob van Heemskerk - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation HNLMS Jacob van Heemskerk.
HNLMS Jacob van Heemskerk was a Tromp-class light cruiser of the Royal Netherlands Navy, named after Admiral Jacob van Heemskerk (1567–1607).
She was commissioned on May 10, 1940, when Nazi Germany invaded the Netherlands.
www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/HNLMS-Jacob-van-Heemskerk.html   (187 words)

  
 List of aircraft carriers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
Veinticinco De Mayo, -purchased in 1968, formerly Netherlands Karel Doorman, formerly UK HMS Venerable, decommissioned1997.
HNLMS Karel Doorman, purchased from the UK in 1948, formerly HMS Venerable, sold in 1968 toArgentina and renamed Veinticinco De Mayo
HMS Venerable soldto the Netherlands in 1948 and renamed Karel Doorman
www.therfcc.org /list-of-aircraft-carriers-78414.html   (499 words)

  
 Liste historischer Flugzeugträger - Wikipedia
Veinticinco De Mayo, - erworben 1968 von den Niederlanden, ehemals Karel Doorman, vormals britische HMS Venerable, außer Dienst gestellt 1997.
HMS Venerable, 1948 verkauft an die Niederlande und umbenannt in HNLMS Karel Doorman
HNLMS Karel Doorman, erworben 1948 von Großbritannien, ehemals HMS Venerable, wurde 1968 an Argentinien verkauft und in Veinticinco De Mayo umbenannt.
de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Liste_historischer_Flugzeugtr%C3%A4ger   (1810 words)

  
 HNLMS Java in TutorGig Encyclopedia
HNLMS Java was a Sumatra class cruiser Sumatra class light cruiser of the Royal Netherlands Navy.
HNLMS Karel Doorman F827 is the first ship of the Karel Doorman class frigate Karel Doorman class of multi...
HNLMS De Ruyter was a light cruiser of the Royal Netherlands Navy, the lead ship of De Ruyter class...
www.tutorgig.com /es/HNLMS+Java   (1003 words)

  
 Battle of Badung Strait   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
Admiral Doorman's naval forces were scattered around Indonesia, but the invasion of Bali could not be ignored — it would give the Japanese an airbase within range of the ABDA naval base at Surabaya — so he sent in all available ships.
The first Allied group, consisting of the cruisers HNLMS De Ruyter and HNLMS Java and the destroyers USS John D. Ford, USS Pope, and HNLMS Piet Hein, sighted the Japanese in Badung Strait at about 22:00, and opened fire at 22:25.
The ABDA forces engaged at Badung Strait were decisively defeated in the battle of the Java Sea on 1 March 1942, in which the Dutch cruisers Java and De Ruyter were sunk and Admiral Doorman was killed.
www.tocatch.info /en/Battle_of_the_Badung_Strait.htm   (861 words)

  
 List of aircraft carriers
Veinticinco de Mayo purchased in 1968, formerly Netherlands Karel Doorman, formerly British Venerable, decommissioned 1997.
HNLMS Karel Doorman purchased from the UK in 1948, formerly HMS Venerable, sold in 1968 to Argentina and renamed Veinticinco de Mayo
HMS Venerable sold to the Netherlands 1948 and renamed Karel Doorman
www.starrepublic.org /encyclopedia/wikipedia/l/li/list_of_aircraft_carriers.html   (934 words)

  
 HMS Venerable (R63)
She served for only the last few months of World War II, In 1948 she was sold to the Netherlands and renamed Karel Doorman, and subsequently sold to Argentina and renamed Veinticinco de Mayo.
In 2000 she was towed to India and is now believed to have been scrapped.
See HMS Venerable and HNLMS Karel Doorman for other ships of this name.
en.mcfly.org /HMS+Venerable+%28R63%29   (357 words)

  
 Dutch Submarines: Periscope shots
The Frigate HNLMS Witte de With was one of several ships the Perisher students spotted through the periscope during the six-month long course between March and June 2003.
The Dutch Van Nes (Karel Doorman or "M" class frigates) photographed by the Dutch submarine Walrus (2) during Walrus (2)'s cruise to the west from Feb-June 1999.
The Dutch frigate Karel Doorman spotted by the Dolfijn(4), Bergen (Norway) Apr 5 2000.
www.dutchsubmarines.com /pictures/pictures_periscope_shots.htm   (807 words)

  
 Royal Netherlands Navy
F827 Karel Doorman entering the Gareloch, Scotland, 18th June 2004 for NATO Exercise.
F827 Karel Doorman passing Rhu Narrows on the Gareloch, Scotland, 18th June 2004.
Tjerk Hiddes of the Karel Doorman Class Frigates was launched 9th December 1989 and has the same specifications as those listed above for Karel Doorman.
www.naval-art.com /netherlands.htm   (880 words)

  
 De Ruyter (Schiff) - netlexikon
Die HNLMS De Ruyter fuhr Einsätze in Ostasien und diente von 1918 bis 1919 als Geschwaderflaggschiff der Flotte in Niederländisch-Indien.
Die HNLMS De Ruyter liegt mit etwas Schlagseite nach Steuerbord in rund 90 m Tiefe.
Juni 1976 zusammen mit dem Schwesterschiff HNLMS Tromp die kampfstärkste Einheit der niederländischen Marine.
www.lexikon-definition.de /De-Ruyter-%28Schiff%29.html   (948 words)

  
 Battle_of_the_Java_Sea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
On February 13, the remaining Dutch and American ships, under the command of Dutch Admiral Karel Doorman, fought the and demoralized by constant air attacks and the impending fear of doom.
The ABDA force consisted of two heavy cruisers (HMS Exeter, USS Houston) and three light cruisers (HNLMS De Ruyter (Doorman's flagship), HNLMS Java, HMAS Perth), and nine destroyers (HMS Electra, ">HMS Jupiter, HNLMS Kortenaer, ">USS Alden, USS John D. Edwards, USS John D. Ford, USS Pope and USS Paul Jones.
The Japanese convoy was escorted by two heavy (Nachi, Haguro) and two light cruisers (and fourteen destroyers (under the command of Rear Admiral Shoji Nishimura.
www.buyitfast.org /q/Battle_of_the_Java_Sea   (617 words)

  
 Royal Netherlands Navy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Both prefixes are commonly translated into English as HNLMS.
8 "Karel Doorman" M-Frigates (2 sold to Chile, two others may be sold to Belgium)
Rotterdam Class LPD Amphibious Transport Ships (one in service and one "Johan de Witt" building, due to enter service in 2007).
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy   (527 words)

  
 Foreign Navies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
HNLMS Evertsen - Dutch Dutch Air-Defence Command Frigate
HNLMS Van Nes - Dutch Karel Doorman Class Frigates
HNLMS Willem Van Der Zaan - Dutch Karel Doorman Class Frigate
www.richvr.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /Foreign.htm   (222 words)

  
 HNLMS Java in TutorGig Search
HNLMS Java, This (Java), HNLMS Flores, HNLMS Tromp, HNLMS Kortenaer (More...
Read about hnlms java in the free online encyclopedia and dictionary.
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 De_Ruyter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
De Ruyter''' was een lichte ->Nederlandse ->kruiser die bekend is geworden als vlaggeschip van Schout-bij-nacht ->Karel Doorman tijdens de ->Slag in de Javazee.
Het schip was genoemd naar de Nederlandse zeeheld ->Michiel de Ruyter.
Op ->26 februari ->1942 voer het schip uit voor de ->Slag in de Javazee als vlaggeschip van schout bij nacht Karel Doorman, die aan het hoofd stond van een internationaal ->eskader.
www.wat-betekent.be /De_Ruyter.html   (255 words)

  
 A Portrait of the Royal Netherlands Navy - The Royal Netherlands Embassy
Karel Doorman class multi-purpose frigates (6 in total)
HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (F802) is the Royal Netherlands Navy's first air defence and command frigate (LCF), and entered service in early 2002.
The navy is to have a total of four ships of this class, the other three being Tromp, De Ruyter and Evertsen.
www.netherlands-embassy.org /tromp/portrait.htm   (1104 words)

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