De Zeven Provinciënclass light cruiser HNLMS De Ruyter (C801) in


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HNLMS De Ruyter (Dutch language: Hr.Ms. De Ruyter ) was a unique light cruiser of the Royal Netherlands Navy. She was originally designed as a 5,000 long tons (5,100 t) ship with a lighter armament due to financial problems and the pacifist movement. Later in the design stage, an extra gun turret was added and the armor was improved. She was the seventh ship of the Dutch Navy to be named after.


De Zeven Provinciënclass light cruiser HNLMS De Ruyter (C801) in

Completed for the Royal Netherlands Navy in 1953 as HNLMS De Ruyter (C801), it was acquired by Peru in 1973. Since then, it has served as the fleet flagship of the Peruvian Navy. The Almirante Grau underwent a major modernization program between 1985 and 1988 during which it was fitted with new weapons and electronics.


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There were two ships in the class: HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (renamed De Ruyter in 1947) and Kijkduin (renamed Eendracht c. 1940, De Ruyter in 1944 and De Zeven Provinciën in 1947). Both ships enjoyed long service lives, first in the Koninklijke Marine (until the early 1970s) and then in the Marina de Guerra del Perú . Royal Netherlands Navy


Hr.Ms. De Ruyter C801 by Maarten Platje Image Painting, Artist

HNLMS De Ruyter ( Dutch: Hr.Ms. De Ruyter) was a light cruiser of the Royal Netherlands Navy. She was originally designed as a 5,000 long tons (5,100 t) ship with a lighter armament due to financial problems and the pacifist movement. Later in the design stage, an extra gun turret was added and the armor was improved.


HNLMS De Ruyter (C801) Photos, History, Specification

Completed for the Dutch in 1953 as HNLMS De Ruyter (C801), she was acquired by Peru in 1973 and served as fleet flagship. Almirante Grau underwent a major modernization program between 1985 and 1988 during which she was fitted with new weapons and electronics.


HNLMS DE RUYTER C801

BAP Almirante Grau (CLM-81) was a De Zeven Provinciën-class cruiser that served in the Dutch and Peruvian navies. Completed for the Dutch in 1953 as HNLMS De Ruyter (C801), she was acquired by Peru in 1973 and served as fleet flagship. Almirante Grau underwent a major modernization program between 1985 and 1988 during which she was fitted with new weapons and electronics.


HNLMS De Ruyter (F804) Photos, History, Specification

SHIPBUILDERS COMPARE WARSHIPS SHIPS BY CONFLICT SHIPS BY TYPE SHIPS BY DECADE SHIPS BY CLASS COLD WAR SHIPS WWII NAVAL WARFARE Naval Warfare HNLMS De Ruyter (C801) Light Cruiser Warship [ 1953 ] Before becoming the Almirante Grau for the Peruvian Navy in 1973, HNLMS De Ruyter served the Dutch fleet after commissioned for service in 1953.


HNLMS De Ruyter (C801) Photos, History, Specification

HNLMS De Ruyter served with the Royal Netherlands Navy until his retirement on 16 October 1972. During this time, she actively participated in several NATO naval exercises with allies. Due to budget constraints alone, she did not receive the RIM-2 Terrier surface-to-air missile (SAM) system modification given to her sister in the early 1960s.


Hr.Ms. de Ruyter (C801) Royal navy, Battleship, Warship

Dutch navy air defence and command frigate HNLMS De Ruyter gears up for post-refit trials by Kate Tringham HNLMS De Ruyter (F 804), 10.2013 (Michael Nitz - Naval Press Service)


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HNLMS De Ruyter C-801 . Later names: BAP Almirante Grau 81 (1973) Type: Cruiser . Class: De Zeven Provincien. Builder: Wilton Fijenoord Schiedam, The Netherlands Pennant Number: C-801 81 (Peru) Ordered: 1938. Commissioned: November 18, 1953 (Netherlands) May 23, 1973 (Peru) Keel Laid: September 5, 1939 .


Photo of HNLMS DE RUYTER (MMSI 244896000, Callsign PAER) taken by JHT

(November 2009) BAP Almirante Grau (CLM-81) was a De Zeven Provinciën -class cruiser that served in the Dutch and Peruvian navies. Completed for the Dutch in 1953 as HNLMS De Ruyter (C801), she was acquired by Peru in 1973 and served as fleet flagship.


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HNLMS De Ruyter ( Dutch: 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): HNLMS De Ruyter (1799), was a 68-gun frigate that the British Royal Navy captured in 1799 and took into service as a storeship.


HNLMS De Ruyter (C801) seen here in September 1971, just before she was

During the ceremony, the Peruvian Navy flag was lowered for the last time from the previous B.A.P. Almirante Grau, a former Dutch Navy De Zeven Provinciën-class cruiser bought by Peru in 1973. Before starting service in the Peruvian Navy, B.A.P. Almirante Grau was known as HNLMS De Ruyter (C801) and was commissioned into the Dutch Navy in 1953.


HNLMS De Ruyter (C801) Photos, History, Specification

The modern Peruvian Navy fields one cruiser-type warship and this vessel - BAP Almirante Grau (CLM-81) - also serves as its flagship. Originating as a warship for the Dutch Navy in 1953 (HNLMS De Ruyter (C801) (detailed elsewhere on this site), Almirante Grau was acquired by the Peruvians on March 7th, 1973 and formally commissioned for service in the Peruvian Navy on May 23rd, 1973.


HNLMS De Ruyter Eendracht class Light Cruisers Early 20th Century

BAP Almirante Grau 81. HNLMS De Ruyter C-801 at Torbay, England in the late 1950's. (Photo courtesy of Robert Edmonds)


HNLMS De Ruyter F804 IMO 4601010 Ship Photos and

Hr.Ms. De Ruyter ( C801) was een Nederlandse lichte kruiser van de De Zeven Provinciënklasse die samen met het zusterschip Hr. Ms. De Zeven Provinciën voor de Tweede Wereldoorlog op stapel waren gezet, ter vervanging van de Java en Sumatra als onderdeel van het vlootplan Dekkers .