HNLMS Zuiderkruis (1975-2012) was the second Fast Combat Support Ship of the

Royal Netherlands Navy. Primarily intended for Replenishment At Sea (RAS=UNREP operations) fueling Nl Task Group and NATO units. As a modern design Zuiderkruis enabled a “one stop replenishment” and carried also AVCAT, fresh water and

stores/spare parts. A helicopter deck facilitated VERTREP.

Neem een kijkje in de keuken van Vripack Yacht Design. Van een supersnelle boot tot een superjacht. Van luxueus vervoermiddel tot een thuis op het water. Wat de wensen en dromen van de klant ook zijn, Vripack gaat de uitdaging aan om deze te realiseren. Op de vierkante centimeter wordt over ieder element en detail nagedacht om maximaal comfort, efficiency én ultieme veiligheid te creëren. Vripack neemt je mee aan boord, maakt je deelgenoot van de eeuwige zoektocht naar innovaties op het geb...

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.

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.

Gezien het internationale karakter van de scheepvaart is het duidelijk dat het gebruik van een maritieme standaardtaal noodzakelijk is teneinde bij de communicatie tussen schip en wal, v.v. en schepen onderling, verwarring, fouten en misverstanden te voorkomen.

In 1973 besloot de Maritieme Veiligheidscommissie van de IMO daarom een standaardvocabulaire in het engels - de standaard Marine Navigational Vocabulary, SMNV - te ontwikkelen ten behoeve van een veilige mondelinge communicatie op zee...

De offshore olie&gaswinning in beeld gebracht vanuit de lucht.

Harde kaft 96 pagina's full-colour. Formaat A4 oblong

The primary role of the Type 42 destroyers was providing air defense for the fleet. With their long-range sensors, the ships could also act as radar pickets, sailing ahead of a task group. HMS Southampton was the eighth ship of originally destined to be a 16-ship class, of which two have been exported to Argentina. The type 42 comprised eight Batch 1 vessels, four Batch 2 and four Batch 3 Stretched Type 42.

The s.s. 'America' was an ocean liner which entered service in 1940 for the United States Lines. She was designed by the famous naval architect William Francis Gibbs. In the 54 years between her introduction and her wrecking in 1994, she had eight different owners (of which one twice) and sailed under the names of 'America' (carrying this name three different times), 'West Point', 'Australis', 'Italis', 'Noga', 'Alferdoss' and 'American Star'. She served most in passenger service as s.s. 'Ame...

Achille Lauro was originally the liner Willem Ruys when sold to the Italian Lauro Organization in 1966. Achille Lauro left the Riuniti yards as a newborn star. After being hijacked by Palestinian warriors (PLO), in October 1985, the blue liner and cruiser made international headlines. Swept by a catastrophic fire Achille Lauro sank 2 December 1994 off the Somalian coast.