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58 Dutchvessle.jpg

Description:This is a model of the Dutch light cruiser Java which with the light cruiser 'De Ruyter' formed the backbone of the Netherlands East Indies Naval Forces when war broke out in the Pacific in December 1941. It was sunk with the 'De Ruyter' 35 miles SW of Bawean island near Java in February 1942.
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Created by Kenneth Cole