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van blowing up his own ship . speijk shoots into a barrel of gunpowder , dutch navy '' gunboat no. 2 '' 05 february 1831 harbour of antwerp , belgium amsterdam , batavian republic united kingdom of the netherlands 250px 31 january 1802 nieuwe kerk , amsterdam lieutenant van speyk shoots at gunpowder.jpg jan van speyk
 jan van speyk
jan van speyk

jan carolus josephus van speijk , also written van speyk -lrb- 31 january 1802 -- 5 february 1831 -rrb- , was a dutch naval lieutenant who became a hero in the netherlands for his opposition to the belgian revolution .
