HNLMS De Ruyter

HNLMS De Ruyter ({{langx|nl|Hr.Ms. or Zr.Ms. De Ruyter}}) may refer to one of nine ships of the Dutch States Navy or Royal Netherlands Navy named after Admiral Michiel de Ruyter (1607–1676):

  • Admiraal de Ruijter, a 68-gun Batavian ship of the line that the British navy captured in the 1799 Vlieter incident and took into service as the 64-gun storeship HMS De Ruyter. She was on her way to Falmouth, Jamaica to serve as a prison hulk in September 1804 when the Antigua–Charleston hurricane caused her to be washed ashore and wrecked with the loss of one sailor.
  • {{HNLMS|De Ruyter|1853}}, a 54-gun frigate converted to steam power and then into a broadside ironclad in 1863
  • {{HNLMS|De Ruyter|1880}}, an {{sclass|Atjeh|cruiser|0}} unprotected cruiser
  • {{HNLMS|De Ruyter|1901}}, a {{sclass|Koningin Regentes|coastal defense ship}}
  • {{HNLMS|De Ruyter|1926}}, an {{sclass2|Admiralen|destroyer}}. She was renamed Van Ghent to make way for the 1935 De Ruyter. She served in World War II and was wrecked on Bamidjo reef on 15 February 1942
  • {{HNLMS|De Ruyter|1935}}, a unique light cruiser. She served in World War II and was sunk in the battle of the Java Sea on 28 February 1942.
  • {{HNLMS|De Ruyter|C801}}, was a {{sclass|De Zeven Provinciën|cruiser|2}} (laid down as De Zeven Provinciën, renamed after the sinking of the 1935 De Ruyter) launched in 1944. She was sold to Peru in 1973 and renamed Almirante Grau
  • {{HNLMS|De Ruyter|F806}}, a {{sclass|Tromp|frigate|0}} guided missile frigate
  • {{HNLMS|De Ruyter|F804}}, a {{sclass|De Zeven Provinciën|frigate|2}} launched in 2002

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Category:Royal Netherlands Navy ship names