Friday, 11 April 2025

Dutch ram turret Zr.Ms. Schorpioen 1867-still existing

Den Helder, Netherlands 1 April 2025

Call sign GQTM, on stocks at the Soc. des forges et Chantiers at Toulon, France in August 1867, launched 18 January 1868, commissioned at Toulon on 17 May 1868, trial on 16 September 1868, decommissioned on 14 February 1903, stricken but laid up at Willemsoord, Netherlands on 28 November 1906, rebuilt at the Maatschappij Fijenoord, Rotterdam, Netherlands as accommodation ship 1907-1908, commissioned on 1 9 April 1909 as accommodation ship and used until she was stricken on 17 January 1982, sold in 1982, transferred to Vlissingen, Netherlands, later towards Middelburg, Netherlands and nowadays lying as museum ship at Den Helder.

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