HNLMS ''De Ruyter'' ( nl, Hr.Ms. or Zr.Ms. De Ruyter) may refer to one of nine ships of the
Royal Netherlands Navy named after Admiral
Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter (1607–1676):
* , was a 68-gun
frigate that the British
Royal Navy
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captured in 1799 and took into service as a storeship. She was on her way to Falmouth, Jamaica, to serve as a prison hulk when a hurricane in September 1804 caused her to ground, wrecking her.
* , was a 54-gun frigate converted to steam power and then into a broadside ironclad in 1863
* , was an unprotected
cruiser
* , was a
* , was an . She was renamed ''Van Ghent'' to make way for the 1935 ''De Ruyter''. She served in
World War II
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and was wrecked on Bamidjo reef on 15 February 1942
* , was a unique
light cruiser
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. She served in
World War II
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and was sunk in the
battle of the Java Sea
The Battle of the Java Sea ( id, Pertempuran Laut Jawa, ja, スラバヤ沖海戦, Surabaya oki kaisen, Surabaya open-sea battle, Javanese : ꦥꦼꦫꦁꦱꦼꦒꦫꦗꦮ, romanized: ''Perang Segara Jawa'') was a decisive naval battle o ...
on 28 February 1942.
* , launched in 1944, was a (laid down as ''De Zeven Provinciën'', renamed after the sinking of the 1935 ''De Ruyter''). She was sold to
Peru
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, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
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in 1973 and renamed ''Almirante Grau''
* , was a guided missile frigate
* , launched in 2002, is a
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Royal Netherlands Navy ship names