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β§ In March 1944, military units were placed on alert in Western Australia β§
In March 1944, military units were placed on alert in Western Australia after Allied forces detected the movement of a powerful group of Japanese warships in the Netherlands East Indies. The main Japanese fleet had been re...
#NetherlandsEastIndies #WesternAustralia #Allied #NorthernTerritory #Fremantle #Wikipedia
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The lead-ship of her class of six #protectedcruisers built for the #RoyalNetherlandsNavy, #HNLMSHolland was launched on 4 October 1896
Holland spent her career in the #NetherlandsEastIndies. During the #BoxerRebellion of 1900, along with other Dutch #warships, she safeguarded Dutch and European interests in Shanghai. She again safeguarded European citizens during the fall of Imperial China in 1911.
HNLMS Holland was decommissioned in 1920 #cruiser #warship #maritime https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/netherlands-protected-cruiser-holland/