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Landing Platform Dock Intrepid
Warship 16
2024 || Paperback || Jantinus Mulder || Lanasta
One of a two-ship class assault ships commissioned in 1967. Incorporating a large docking well aft, which could accommodate up to four medium landing craft, while four 30 troop light landing craft could be loaded on davits each side of the superstructure. The large flight deck aft could operate up to six helicopters. Both ships operated with the Falkland Task Force in 1982.
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Liners 6: Australis
2024 || Paperback || Bert Lamers || Lanasta
The ss ‘Australis’ was a well known ocean liner which entered
service in 1940 as the ss ‘America’ for the United States Lines.
The ship was sold to the Greek Chandris Lines in 1964 and
served until 1977 very successfully on the route Western-
Europe-Australia-New Zealand. This volume of Liners spans
the history of the great liner from when she was purchased in
1964 until her sad wrecking in January 1994.
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S-class destroyer Piet Hein (ex HMS Serapis)
2024 || Paperback || Jantinus Mulder e.a. || Lanasta
Ordered by the Royal Navy in 1941 the destroyers of the 5th Emergency Flotilla became known as S-class and served as fleet and convoy escorts in World War II. In the last months of the war three were transferred to the Royal Neth. Navy for service in the Far East. HMS Serapis was renamed HNLMS Piet Hein and served in Indonesian War of Independence and saw action in the Korean War. She was sold for scrap in 1962.
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MS Rotterdam
2024 || Paperback || Bert Lamers || Lanasta
Five weeks after the withdrawal of the legendary ‘Rotterdam’ (V),
Holland America Line introduced the ‘Rotterdam’ (VI) in November
1997. With her gross tonnage of 59.652 she was and still is a
remarkable ship among all cruiseliners. From 2012 the proud
flagship of the HAL is sailing year-round from Rotterdam
(The Netherlands). In this number of Liners Bert Lamers describes
the history of the ‘Rotterdam’ (VI). He also gives a description on
the interior and the large art and antiqu...
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Fokker C.11w
2024 || Paperback || Edwin Hoogschagen || Lanasta || met inkijkexemplaar
The sturdy Fokker C.XIw was designed and built for service in the Royal Netherlands Navy. Development started in early 1934. The biplane scout was the first Dutch aircraft which could be catapult launched. At that time, a new flagship for the Netherlands East Indies Squadron was under construction and would receive a Heinkel K 8 catapult. Fifteen aircraft were ordered and served as long-range reconnaissance for the fleet from 1936 to 1942.
It was mainly operated in the Netherlands Indies and...