Java-class cruiser
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The Java class was a series of light cruisers operated by the Royal Netherlands Navy during the interwar period and World War II. Designed to defend the Dutch East Indies against the Empire of Japan,
Java soon after her commissioning, evident with her tall, slender, masts
The class' delays made the ships immediately outdated, most obvious in their relatively unprotected and underwhelming armament (image from Sumatra).
Java after her reconstruction, featuring thicker and shorter masts.
HNLMS Sumatra (1920)
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HNLMS Sumatra was a Java-class light cruiser operated by the Royal Netherlands Navy. She was designed to defend the Dutch East Indies and outperform all potential rivals. She was laid down in 1916, bu
Java-class cruiser
…were launched in the mid 1920s, their design was outdated and little work was done to address the issue. Both ships saw action during World War II. HNLMS Sumatra was in the Netherlands when the country was invaded by Germany in 1940, and the cruiser fled to the United Kingdom. Under British control, she sailed…
Sumatra sometime before 1935
Sumatra sunk as part of a breakwater, June 9, 1944. The scuttled wreck of HMS Durban is behind her.