Eight ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy have been named HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën or similar, after the original seven provinces of the Netherlands forming the Union of Utrecht:[1]
- Dutch ship De Zeven Provinciën (1643), ship of the line of the Amsterdam Admiralty;
- Dutch ship De Zeven Provinciën (1665), ship of the line (1665–1694), of the Maze Admiralty;
- Dutch ship De Zeven Provinciën (1694), ship of the line of the Maze Admiralty;
- Dutch ship De Zeven Provinciën (1782), ship of the line of the Noorderkwartier Admiralty;
- HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (1909) – a coastal defence ship in service from 1910 to 1942;
- HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (C802) (1950–1976), De Zeven Provinciën-class cruiser;
- HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (F802) (2002– ), the lead ship of the De Zeven Provinciën-class frigates.
See also
- Dutch ship Verenigde Provinciën (1665), ship of the line of the Amsterdam Admiralty;
References
- ^ "Koninklijke Marine — "Geschiedenis Hr.Ms. De Zeven Provinciën"" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2006-07-09.