RNN · CL
Java
Photos and infoDutch light cruiser, one of the pair of the Java class. De Schelde, Vlissingen. Laid down 31 May 1916, launched 9 August 1921, commissioned 1 May 1925. Captain Philippus van Straelen had her in the Java Sea. She was the last cruiser in Doorman's column. A torpedo hit her aft on the night of 27 February 1942. The stern was blown off and she sank in about fifteen minutes. Captain van Straelen was lost. Forty-three men survived and were taken prisoner.
| Type | Light cruiser (CL) |
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| Builder | De Schelde, Vlissingen |
| Launched | 1921-08-09 |
| Commissioned | 1925-05-01 |
| Fate | Sunk. on the night of 27 February 1942 in the Battle of the Java Sea. A torpedo blew off her stern. She was the last cruiser in the line and had not been under gunfire. She sank in about a quarter of an hour. Japanese records credit Nachi. The Allied accounts say only that the Japanese cruisers fired it. The number lost is given as 512, 515, and 526. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
HNLMS Java in 1925. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Command
Battle of the Java Sea
1942-02-27 · last cruiser in the line. A torpedo hit her aft about 2330 and she sank in about fifteen minutes. Japanese records credit Nachi. Captain van Straelen was lost
