BRICKSHIPS
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HNLMS De Ruyter
Details about the model:
Length: 35.2 cm (13.9 in)
Width: 4.2 cm (1.6 in)
Height: 8.7 cm (3.6 in)
Scale: 1:485
Total parts: 493
The price includes all the necessary LEGO® parts (in new condition) to build the model as well as the instructions, which will come in form of a PDF-file.
About the ship's history:
HNLMS De Ruyter was a unique light cruiser of the Royal Netherlands Navy. She was originally designed as a 5,000 long tons ship with a lighter armament due to financial problems and the pacifist movement. Later in the design stage, an extra gun turret was added and the armor was improved.
De Ruyter was laid down on 16 September 1933 and commissioned on 3 October 1936. During World War II, De Ruyter saw repeated action in the Dutch East Indies in fruitless attempts to ward off the Japanese invasion. She was damaged by air attack in the Battle of Bali Sea on 4 February 1942, but not seriously. She fought in the Battle of Badung Strait on 18 February.
In the Battle of the Java Sea on 27 February, De Ruyter was the flagship of the Dutch Rear-Admiral Karel Doorman. Off the north coast off Java on the evening of the 27th the remains of the ABDA fleet was surprised by the Japanese heavy cruisers Nachi and Haguro. Several minutes after the Dutch cruiser Java had been torpedoed and sunk, De Ruyter was hit by a single Type 93 torpedo fired by Haguro and was set on fire; the torpedo also disabled the ship's electrical systems and left the crew unable to combat the fire or the flooding. The De Ruyter sank the next morning with the loss of 367 men, including Admiral Doorman and Captain Lacomblé.
HNLMS De Ruyter
Details about the model:
Length: 35.2 cm (13.9 in)
Width: 4.2 cm (1.6 in)
Height: 8.7 cm (3.6 in)
Scale: 1:485
Total parts: 493
The price includes all the necessary LEGO® parts (in new condition) to build the model as well as the instructions, which will come in form of a PDF-file.
About the ship's history:
HNLMS De Ruyter was a unique light cruiser of the Royal Netherlands Navy. She was originally designed as a 5,000 long tons ship with a lighter armament due to financial problems and the pacifist movement. Later in the design stage, an extra gun turret was added and the armor was improved.
De Ruyter was laid down on 16 September 1933 and commissioned on 3 October 1936. During World War II, De Ruyter saw repeated action in the Dutch East Indies in fruitless attempts to ward off the Japanese invasion. She was damaged by air attack in the Battle of Bali Sea on 4 February 1942, but not seriously. She fought in the Battle of Badung Strait on 18 February.
In the Battle of the Java Sea on 27 February, De Ruyter was the flagship of the Dutch Rear-Admiral Karel Doorman. Off the north coast off Java on the evening of the 27th the remains of the ABDA fleet was surprised by the Japanese heavy cruisers Nachi and Haguro. Several minutes after the Dutch cruiser Java had been torpedoed and sunk, De Ruyter was hit by a single Type 93 torpedo fired by Haguro and was set on fire; the torpedo also disabled the ship's electrical systems and left the crew unable to combat the fire or the flooding. The De Ruyter sank the next morning with the loss of 367 men, including Admiral Doorman and Captain Lacomblé.
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