RNN · CL
AfloatLight cruiser, built as a flotilla leader and named for Maarten Tromp. Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij, Amsterdam. Laid down 17 January 1936, launched 24 May 1937, commissioned 18 August 1938. Commander Jan Balthazar de Meester had her from 19 July 1941. After midnight on 20 February 1942 she led the second wave in Badung Strait. Asashio hit her with eleven shells. She was not sunk. Her guns hit Asashio and Oshio. She became an accommodation ship on 1 April 1955 and was sold for scrap on 13 May 1969.
| Class | Tromp class |
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| Type | Light cruiser (CL) |
| Builder | Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij, Amsterdam |
| Launched | 1937-05-24 |
| Commissioned | 1938-08-18 |
| Fate | Afloat. Damaged by eleven shells from Asashio in Badung Strait on 20 February 1942. Not sunk. Repaired in Australia. Accommodation ship from 1 April 1955. Sold for scrap on 13 May 1969. |
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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.
Command
Air attack in the Bali Sea
1942-02-04 · in the force. Not sunk
Battle of Badung Strait
1942-02-19 · led the second wave. Eleven shells from Asashio. Not sunk
Shot and shell
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