Java Class Light Cruiser – Hr.Ms.Java & Hr.Ms.Sumatra

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The Java class Light cruisers were a class of 2 ships of the Netherlands Royal Navy. Only Hr.Ms. Java participated in real actions during WW2. Due to propulsion problems Hr.Ms. Sumatra never participated in any action, she did transport the Royal family to Canada after the German invasion in 1940. In the end she was scuttled at the cost of Normandy to protect the artificial Mulberry Harbor build as part of Operation Overlord. Sumatra’s gun were used to replace the worn out guns of the Flores-Class gunboats.

Hr.Ms.Java and Hr.Ms.Sumatra had a different AA deck layout. Java had 4 x twin Bofors 40mm AA, Sumatra had 6 x single Bofor 40 mm. Both models are included.

Hr.Ms. Java, sunk during the Battle of the Java Sea, Feb 1942

Hr.Ms. Sumatra, scuttled June 1944 as part of a gooseberry pier during Operation Overlord

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