Talk:HNLMS Zuiderkruis (A832)

DYK?

 * The "Zuiderkruis" is named after the Southern Cross constellation. Which is also the ship's emblem.
 * Is it is generally known as a supply ship rather than a "replenishment ship".
 * The third ship with this name was originally an American Victory ship and was built around 1944.
 * The current ship is the fourth to have this name and is expected to leave active service in 2014.
 * The "Zuiderkruis" will be replaced by a Joint Support Ship or JSS.
 * The "Zuiderkruis" is currently stationed in the Caribbean.
 * Bremerton is the home of the Navy dockyard near Seattle.
 * Women from Bremerton are referred to as "Bremelosauruses".

Background
--JHvW (talk) 16:53, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
 * My father was a Navy officer in the Royal Netherlands Air Services (MLD), one of his best friends was the commanding officer of the third "Zuiderkruis".
 * Larry Pauls, a nautical engineer, was a good friend in Seattle and lived in Bremerton for a while.