Willemsoord, Den Helder
Not to be confused with Willemsoord, Steenwijkerland.
Willemsoord is a large former dockyard of the Royal Netherlands Navy in Den Helder. It is now a maritime museum, housing the Dutch Navy Museum and the Nationaal Reddingmuseum Dorus Rijkers. In 2009 the replica of the Dutch East India Company ship Prins Willem which was located in a dock (visitable by the public) burned down.
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- Nationaal Reddingmuseum Dorus Rijkers (Dutch)
- Marinemuseum (Dutch)
- Stichting Museumhaven Willemsoord (Dutch)
Coordinates: 52°57′39″N 4°46′19″E / 52.9609°N 4.77184°E
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