HNLMS Java (1921)

Java before reconstruction
History
Netherlands
NameJava
BuilderKoninklijke Maatschappij de Schelde in Flushing
Laid down31 May 1916
Launched6 August 1921
Commissioned1 May 1925
FateTorpedoed and sunk by Japanese cruiser Nachi on 27 February 1942. Later illegally salvaged.
General characteristics
TypeJava-class cruiser
Displacement
  • 6670 tons standard
  • 8087 tons full load
Length155.3 m (509 ft 6 in)
Beam16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Draught6.22 m (20 ft 5 in)
Propulsion73,000 shp (54,000 kW), three shafts
Speed31 knots
Range4,340 nmi (8,040 km; 4,990 mi) at 11 or 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement526
Armament
Armour
  • 7.5 cm (3.0 in) belt
  • 2,5 to 5 cm (2.0 in) deck
  • 12.5 cm (4.9 in) conning tower
  • 10 cm (3.9 in) shields
Aircraft carried2 Fokker C.XI-W floatplanes

HNLMS Java was a Java-class cruiser of the Royal Netherlands Navy. She was sunk during the Battle of the Java Sea on 27 February 1942.