ZONA PERANG (zonaperang.com) – The Royal Netherlands Navy (Koninklijke Marine) is the naval force of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The modern Netherlands Navy dates its founding to a “statute of admiralty” issued by Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I on 8 January 1488.
The Netherlands navy was involved in several wars against other European powers from the late 16th century, initially for independence against Spain in European waters, later for shipping lanes, trade and colonies in many parts of the world, notably in four Anglo-Dutch wars against England. During the 17th century the Dutch navy was one of the most powerful navies in the world.
