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Friday, 16 September 2011

The Dutch light cruiser Hr. Ms. De Ruyter 1933-1942

The Dutch cruiser Hr.Ms. De Ruyter was the flagship of rear admiral Karel Doorman and was lost during the battle in the Java Sea against the Japanese fleet.

The photo's below were published in the Dutch magazine Gelderland in woord en beeld dated 14 February 1936 and represents the cruiser nearly finished at the shipyard Wilton Fijenoord at Schiedam and one of her screws.