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Monday, 27 October 2025

Halfmodel of a design for a Dutch armoured monitor dated 1865-1866

NG-MC-1217. Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Netherlands


Built by R. Napier&Sons, Glasgow, Scotland between 1865-1866 and presented with a model of a ramturret to the Dutch Minister of Navy as pre designs for the first generation of armoured ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The model is used for building the Zr.Ms. Tijger alhtough with a modified superstructure. 

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