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HNMS De Ruyter

Light cruiser of the De Ruyter class

NavyThe Royal Dutch Navy
TypeLight cruiser
ClassDe Ruyter 
Pennant 
Built byWilton-Feijenoord (Schiedam, Holland) 
Ordered1 Aug, 1932 
Laid down16 Sep, 1933 
Launched11 May, 1935 
Commissioned3 Oct, 1936 
Lost28 Feb, 1942 
Loss position
 
HistoryHrMs De Ruyter (Cdr. Eugène Edouard Bernard Lacomblé) was sunk by Japanese cruisers during the Battle of Java Sea, along with light cruiser Java and destroyer Kortenaer. The ship sank at 0230 hours in the morning of 28 february. 345 crewmembers perished.

For HrMs De Ruyter's full operational history see this website (offsite link). 

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