BAP Almirante Grau (CLM-81)

The modernised De Ruyter
History
Netherlands
NameDe Ruyter
NamesakeMichiel de Ruyter
BuilderWilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam
Laid down5 September 1939
Launched24 December 1944
Commissioned18 November 1953
Decommissioned16 October 1972
FateSold to Peruvian Navy in March 1973
Peru
NameAlmirante Grau
NamesakeAdmiral Miguel Grau Seminario
Acquired7 March 1973
Commissioned23 May 1973
Decommissioned26 September 2017
HomeportCallao
MottoPoder y Gloria (Power and Glory)
FateSold for scrapping, July 2022
General characteristics
Class and typeDe Zeven Provinciën-class cruiser
Displacement
  • 9,681 tons standard
  • 12,165 tons full load
Length187.32 m (614.6 ft)
Beam17.25 m (56.6 ft)
Draught6.72 m (22.0 ft)
Propulsion
  • 4 Werkspoor-Yarrow three-drum boilers
  • 2 De Schelde Parsons geared steam turbines
  • 2 shafts; 85,000 shp (63,000 kW)
Speed32 kn (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Range6,900 nmi (12,800 km; 7,900 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement47 officers, 606 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Armor
  • 50-76 mm belt
  • 50-125 mm turrets
  • 50-125 mm conning tower

BAP Almirante Grau (CLM-81) was a De Zeven Provinciën-class light 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. She was the last gun cruiser in service in any navy before being decommissioned on 26 September 2017.

In 2019, it was to be said that she would be preserved as a museum ship. However, it was later announced on 14 February 2022 that the ship would put up for sale with an asking price of 4,180,000 soles (1,112,520 USD).[citation needed]