History
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The De Ruyter class was a class of light cruisers of the Royal Netherlands Navy, named after the famous Dutch admiral Michiel de Ruyter. It was designed during the Great Depression, which, in addition to being a period of economical depression, was also a period in which pacifism was widespread in the Netherlands. For these reasons, the design was officially called a flottieljeleider (flotilla leader) instead of a cruiser, and every effort was made to cut costs.
The class consisted of only one ship: HNLMS De Ruyter, launched in 1935. Its function was to aid the two existing cruisers of the Java class in the defence of the Dutch East Indies; the idea was that with three cruisers, there would always be two cruisers available, even if one cruiser had to be repaired.
However, due to the cost-cutting policy that went into her design, De Ruyter was not quite up to her task. Her main battery (7 × 150 mm guns) was underpowered in comparison to other light cruisers of the time (for example the British Leander class), and the class had inadequate armour as well. However, her fire control system was excellent, as well as her anti-aircraft battery.
De Ruyter was sunk in the Battle of the Java Sea in 1942.
Info about the model
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- The model was created for Silent Hunter 3, but has never been puplished.
- The model is based on ship plans of the 'Profile Morski' book series.
- The model is already splitted into parts to match damage models.
- The model comes with a high resolution texture(2048x2048)
Legal / Disclaimer
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- You may not use this model in any commercial way. It is intended for non-commercial use only.
- You may use this ship in non-commercial freeware, as long as proper credit is given.
- You may not make changes to this ship, or redistribute it without permission from me.
- For commercial use contact me via pm
