HNLMS Java
Sunk
| Type | Light cruiser |
|---|---|
| Class | Java |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 10 × 15 cm guns |
Laid down before the First World War and completed in 1925. Fought at Badung Strait; torpedoed by Nachi at the Java Sea and sank in minutes.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 10 × 15 cm guns
- 4 × 7.5 cm (3.0 in) AA (removed 1935)
- 8 × 40 mm AA (added 1935)
- 4 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine guns (added 1935)
- 36 × mines
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
| Builder | Koninklijke Maatschappij de Schelde |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 31 May 1916 |
| Launched | 6 August 1921 |
| Displacement | 6670 tons standard 8339 tons full load |
| Length | 155.3 m (509 ft 6 in) overall 153 m (502 ft 0 in) waterline |
| Speed | 31 knots |
| Complement | 525 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.