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Sunk

Admiralen-class destroyer, ex-De Ruyter. She ran aground on 15 February 1942 and was scuttled. Not sunk by an enemy ship.

ClassAdmiralen class
TypeDestroyer (DD)
BuilderDe Schelde, Vlissingen
Launched1926-10-23
Commissioned1928-05-31
FateSunk. 15 February 1942, after she ran aground. Scuttled. Not sunk by an enemy ship.
Armament (class)Dutch destroyer. Four guns and two funnels.

Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.

The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.

The pictures on this page are the originals.

Air attack in the Bali Sea

1942-02-04 · in the force. Not sunk here. Lost on a reef in Stolze Strait on 15 February

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