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The Gulf war

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The minehunters HNLMS Harlingen, HNLMS Haarlem and HNLMS Zierikzee relieve the frigates HNLMS Philips van Almonde and HNLMS Jacob van Heemskerck and the supply ship HNLMS Zuiderkruis on 4 April 1991.
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Marines monitor the airspace over the Persian Gulf from the deck of HNLMS Zuiderkruis, with a Stinger surface-to-air missile on stand-by, February 1991.
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The Minister of Defence, Relus ter Beek, says a few words upon the departure of the frigates HNLMS Pieter Florisz and HNLMS Witte de With to the Gulf region on 20 August 1991.
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