Zr.Ms. Abraham van der Hulst, Netherlands Navy
ZR.MS. ABRAHAM VAN DER HULST, NETHERLANDS NAVY
History: A Frigate in Netherlands service 1993-2004. Sold to Chile in 2005 and still in service with the Chilean Navy as Almirante Blanco Encalada.
Official blazon
In zilver een keper van sabel beladen met vijf hulstbladeren, de middelste rechtop en de overige vier in de richting van de keper geplaast, en vergezeld van drie merletten van sabel.
Origin/meaning
The badge show the Arms of Abraham van der Hulst (1619-1666), Vice-Admiral of the Amsterdam Admirality. He distinguished himslef in the First and Second Anglo-Dutch Wars and died in the Four Day Battle on 12 June 1666. He is buried in the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam. The badge was approved on 27 October 1988.
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Literature:Image from Pinterest. Information from Emblemen van de Koninklijke Marine by L.L.M. Eekhout, O. Schutte and P.J.F. van der Pol.