Attraction · Den Helder · Updated on 1 November 2026.
HNLMS Schorpioen is an attraction in Den Helder, North Holland. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 5 of the 14 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 560 m you'll find a bench, a public toilet and a water point.
Audio tour · HNLMS Schorpioen
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You're standing by the Schorpioen, at the Navy Museum in Den Helder. Look at the tip of the bow. It juts forward like a beak. That's a ram, meant for smashing into enemy ships, which is why she's called a ram ship. Funny thing is, the ram was never actually used.
Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).
Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
3 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
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14 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 5 of the 14 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.
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Partly: according to OpenStreetMap it is only partly wheelchair accessible.
Yes: a public toilet at 200 m and a water point at 560 m.
When you stand at HNLMS Schorpioen, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.
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