HNLMS Sumatra

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, but a series of construction delays prevented her from being completed until 1926. By the time she entered service, her design was already dated. Over the next several years, she operated in the Indonesian archipelago, protected Dutch assets during the Chinese Civil War, and escorted merchant ships during the Spanish Civil War. Following the Invasion of the Netherlands in 1940, the cruiser fled to the United Kingdom and was incorporated into the Royal Navy. After a world-wide voyage to and from the East Indies, the Royal Navy had no use for the old cruiser. In 1944, she was sunk as a breakwater as part of a Mulberry harbour during the Invasion of France.

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length 155.3 metre, speed 31 knot, speed 30.25 knot, draft 6.22 metre, beam 16 metre,
Java-class cruiser, light cruiser, Nederlandse Scheepsbouw Maatschappij, Royal Netherlands Navy,

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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1916-07-15T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1920-12-29T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1926-05-26T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

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Frameless

Kruiser Hr.Ms. Sumatra (1926-1942) (2158 011471)

Duikerspak met zuurstof volgepompt aan boord van Hr. Ms. Sumatra, Bestanddeelnr 935-0007

Serie Hr. Ms. Sumatra in Engelse haven. Een gemengde geschutsbemanning oefe…, Bestanddeelnr 935-0269

Stadsarchief Amsterdam, Afb 010179000227

Kruiser Hr.Ms. Sumatra (1926-1942) Oplegperiode tijdens WOII in Portsrmouth, UK. Oefeningen 15 cm- geschut (2158 011547)

Hr. Ms. Sumatra, Bestanddeelnr 934-9875

Hr. Ms. Sumatra, Bestanddeelnr 935-0064

Sumatra (ship, 1926) - NH 696 - cropped

Luchtopname. Hr. Ms. Sumatra, Bestanddeelnr 934-9881

Luchtopname. Hr. Ms. Sumatra, Bestanddeelnr 934-9882

Type	Subtype	Description	Source

commons	image	Kruiser Hr.Ms. Sumatra (1926-1942) (2158 011471)	Commons
commons	image	Duikerspak met zuurstof volgepompt aan boord van Hr. Ms. Sumatra, Bestanddeelnr 935-0007	Commons
commons	image	Serie Hr. Ms. Sumatra in Engelse haven. Een gemengde geschutsbemanning oefe…, Bestanddeelnr 935-0269	Commons
commons	image	Stadsarchief Amsterdam, Afb 010179000227	Commons
commons	image	Kruiser Hr.Ms. Sumatra (1926-1942) Oplegperiode tijdens WOII in Portsrmouth, UK. Oefeningen 15 cm- geschut (2158 011547)	Commons
commons	image	Hr. Ms. Sumatra, Bestanddeelnr 934-9875	Commons
commons	image	Hr. Ms. Sumatra, Bestanddeelnr 935-0064	Commons
commons	image	Sumatra (ship, 1926) - NH 696 - cropped	Commons
commons	image	Luchtopname. Hr. Ms. Sumatra, Bestanddeelnr 934-9881	Commons
commons	image	Luchtopname. Hr. Ms. Sumatra, Bestanddeelnr 934-9882	Commons

HNLMS Sumatra

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