At least two ships of the
Royal Netherlands Navy
The Royal Netherlands Navy (, ) is the Navy, maritime service branch of the Netherlands Armed Forces. It traces its history to 8 January 1488, making it the List of navies, third-oldest navy in the world.
During the 17th and early 18th centurie ...
have been named HNLMS ''Johan Maurits van Nassau'' () after
John Maurice of Nassau:
* , a
gunboat
A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies.
History Pre-steam ...
launched in 1932 and sunk in 1940
* , a laid down as HMS ''Ribble'', launched in 1943 and renamed on transfer to the Netherlands Navy. She was broken up in 1959
Royal Netherlands Navy ship names
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