13 warship
Tripartite-minehunter Haarlem
Omschrijving
In the eighties, the Royal Netherlands Navy acquired 15 minehunters of the Alkmaar-class.
They were deployed worldwide in conflicts (the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf and off Libya). In all European waters they exercised and cleared historical ordnance. HNLMS Haarlem represents the rich history of the tripartite minehunters of the Royal Netherlands Navy.
Bob Roetering served in the Royal Netherlands Navy for 33 years. He left the Navy in 1993 as Captain of the Netherlands Mine Warfare Force. He was involved in design, introduction and operational use of the ships of the Alkmaar-class. He is considered an expert on mine warfare.