She was the famoust cruiser sunk during the battle in the Java Sea between the allied ABDA-squadron commanded by the Dutch rear admiral Karel Doorman and the Japanese navy. See also elsewhere on this weblog notes dealing with this battle.
The Dutch magazine Gelderland in woord en beeld dated 14 February 1936 published the photos below when she was nearly finished at the yard of Wilton Feijnoord at Schiedam.
The Dutch magazine Gelderland in woord en beeld dated 14 February 1936 published the photos below when she was nearly finished at the yard of Wilton Feijnoord at Schiedam.
