Although the Royal Netherlands Navy intervened -- the torpedo boats `` Z5 '' and `` TM 51 '' attacked the `` Willemsbrug '' and later the destroyer HNLMS `` Van Galen '' sailed up the Nieuwe Waterweg to bombard the airfield at short range -- this only resulted in the `` Van Galen '' foundering after being bombed .
The Royal Netherlands Navy 's torpedo boats `` Z5 '' and `` TM 51 '' attacked the `` Willemsbrug '' . The destroyer HNLMS `` Van Galen '' sailed up the Nieuwe Waterweg to bomb the airfield , but the ship got bombed .