Submarine Gun & Anchor Line Ship 'Waterloo' Arnhem

In 1939 this 8.8 cm cannon was constructed at Wilton Feijenoord/Bofors for the use at a submarine of the Royal Navy. This type was cannon used at the submarines that were operated in the Dutch-Indies. The history of this exemple is not fully clear. It probably was destined for a submarine that couldn't be completed because of the start of World War Two. It is certain that this cannon was used at the salute battery at Hook of Holland post war.

The line ship "Waterloo" set sail this ship set sail carrying infantry troops to support the armed forces at Java at the end of December 1826, where a war was going on. On its journey it ran into a heavy storm. It lost all its masts. Near the island of Borkum the anchor was dropped. This saved all on board. In 1877 the secretary of state for the Navy donated the anchor to Bronbeek. It has been a symbol of the hold that Bronbeek gives to the retired service man. Since 1997 the annual commemoration of the hundreds of men that perished on 27-28 February 1942 in the Battle of the Java Sea is being held near this anchor on 27 February.

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• Text: Het Landgoed Bronbeek, een gids voor een wandeling langs gebouwen, monumenten, beelden en bomen
• Photos: Arjan Vrieze