| Navy | The Royal Dutch Navy |
| Type | Light cruiser |
| Class | De Ruyter |
| Pennant | |
| Built by | Wilton-Feijenoord (Schiedam, Holland) |
| Ordered | 1 Aug 1932 |
| Laid down | 16 Sep 1933 |
| Launched | 11 May 1935 |
| Commissioned | 3 Oct 1936 |
| Lost | 28 Feb 1942 |
| Loss position | |
| History | HrMs De Ruyter (Kapitein Ter Zee Eugène Edouard Bernard Lacomblé) was sunk by Japanese cruisers during the Battle of Java Sea, along with light cruiser Java and destroyer Kortenaer. 375 of the crew died and 113 were rescued by IJNS Yukikaze/ Or swim ashore and 2 are rescued later by the USS S 37 For HrMs De Ruyter's full operational history see this website (offsite link). |
Commands listed for HNMS De Ruyter
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Henri Jan Bueninck, RNN | 4 May 1939 | 27 Jan 1941 | |
| 2 | Eugene Edouard Bernard LaComble, RNN | 18 Aug 1941 | 27 Feb 1942 (+) | |
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