Lanasta - Warship
Protected cruiser Gelderland
1st Edition
By Jantinus Mulder
August 12, 2014
Protected cruiser (Pantserdekschip) HNLMS Gelderland was a Holland-class cruiser of the Royal Netherlands Navy. This class, of six ships, was considered a modest, but well thought-out design. At a speed of 10 knots the radius of action would have been 8000 miles, while the two triple expansion ...
Frigate USS Clark
1st Edition
By Rindert Zinderen-Bakker
February 20, 2014
The ships of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class were designed in the United States in the mid-1970’s as general-purpose escort vessels. They were inexpensive enough to be bought in large quantities and replace older ships. Meant to protect amphibious landing forces, supply and replenishment groups, and ...
Frigate HNLMS Jacob van Heemskerck
1st Edition
By Rindert Zinderen-Bakker
March 15, 2013
The ships of the Jacob van Heemskerck class of the Royal Netherlands Navy were constructed as specialized air defense frigates. The two ships that were built served for about twenty years in the R.N.N. Since 2005, both ships are in service as the Almirante Latorre class in the Chilean Navy. This ...
Frigate HMS Leander
1st Edition
By Jantinus Mulder
November 28, 2012
HMS Leander was completed in 1963 as the first ship of the Leander Class Improved Type 12 General Purpose Frigates. In 1974, she joined the 3rd Frigate Squadron, which included other Leander-class frigates. The design was the most successful Western frigate of its time and led to several new ...
Cruiser HNLMS Tromp
1st Edition
By Jantinus Mulder
September 19, 2012
Trapped in the Far East by the over-run of the Netherlands and by the occupancy of the Netherlands East Indies, Tromp's destiny lay in the Indian Ocean and Pacific onslaughts. The ship became one of the highest decorated Dutch warships of World War II. Often referred to as 'The Ghost Ship', the ...