HNLMS DE RUYTER C801


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

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) Photos, History, Specification

(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.


HNLMS De Ruyter (C801) Photos, History, Specification

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.


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

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)


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

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 F804 IMO 4601010 Ship Photos and

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 .


HNLMS De Ruyter C801 Shipgirl by roguephalanxx on DeviantArt

details Photographer: Pieter_Inpijn [ View profile ] Captured: Aug 1, 1986 Title: Hnlms De Ruyter C801 Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Photo Category: Cruisers Added: Feb 25, 2017 Views: 1,290 Image Resolution: 3,479 x 1,867 Description:


HNLMS De Ruyter (C801) Photos, History, Specification

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 Minecraft Map

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.


HNLMS DE RUYTER C801

She served in World War II and was wrecked on Bamidjo reef on 15 February 1942. De Ruyter, launched in 1935, was the lead ship of her class of light cruisers. She served in World War II and was sunk in the battle of the Java Sea on February 28, 1942. HNLMS De Ruyter (C 801), launched in 1944, was a De Zeven Provinciën-class cruiser (laid down.


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.


HNLMS De Ruyter C801 Minecraft Map

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.


PHOTO B.002038 HNLMS DE RUYTER C801 CRUISER WARSHIP BATTLESHIP 6.53

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.


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

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


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

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

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.

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