S-class destroyer Piet Hein (ex HMS Serapis) - Jantinus Mulder; Henk Visser
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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 Netherlands 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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2024Uitgever: Amsterdam University PressReeks: Lanasta - Warship52 paginasTaal: EngelsGrootte: 270x220x7ISBN-10: 9464561920ISBN-13: 9789464561920Koop dit boek tweedehands
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2024 Lanasta, softcover, 52 pages., illustrated. This is the complete story about the WWII destroyer HMS Serapis, later Piet Hein. The Piet Hein served in the Indonesian War of Independence and saw action in the war in Korea. About the ship, anatomy and history. ISBN 9789464561920 New Boek in nieuwstaat. [Auteur: Mulder, J] [Pagina's: 52] [Titel: S-Class Destoyer Piet Hein]
