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* [[Tromp-class cruiser|''Tromp''-class flotilla leader]]<ref>Lenton (1968) p.12</ref> (Som ...inally designed as flotilla leaders, though soon retasked as anti-aircraft cruisers)<ref>Ewing, p.92</ref> ...

...tilla leaders]], the ships were built to also operate as torpedo and scout cruisers. The two ships, ''[[HNLMS Tromp (1937)|Tromp]]'' and ''[[HNLMS Jacob van He ...tify and destroy an invading force near the [[Coast|coastline]]. [[Cruiser|Cruisers]] were vital in this doctrine, as they had the capability to sail out to se ...

| strength1 = 3 cruisers<br>7 destroyers<br>2 submarines<br/>20 aircraft ...wo American destroyers to retire to the southeast instead of following the cruisers to the northeast. In the darkness, ''Asashio'' and ''Oshio'' mistook each o ...

...h|year=2001|title=Question 14/00: Characteristics of Dutch ''Tromp'' Class Cruisers|journal=Warship International|volume=XXXVIII|issue=2|pages=136–141|issn=004 {{Tromp class cruisers}} ...

...or=Visser, Jan |work=Royal Netherlands Navy Warship of World War II |title=Tromp-class destroyer leader|access-date=12 July 2015}}</ref> She was named after Admir ...h|year=2001|title=Question 14/00: Characteristics of Dutch ''Tromp'' Class Cruisers|journal=Warship International|volume=XXXVIII|issue=2|pages=136–141|issn=004 ...

...oning|decommissioned]] in 1972. Her sister ship followed suit in 1975; the cruisers were replaced in Dutch service by the two {{sclass|Tromp|frigate}}s. * Friedman, Norman "Anti-Aircraft Cruisers: The Life of a Class" United States Naval Institute Proceedings January 196 ...

| strength1 = 4 cruisers<br/>7 destroyers | casualties1 = 70 sailors killed<br>2 cruisers damaged ...

...name="Eendracht">{{cite web|last1=Visser|first1=Jan|title=Eendracht-class cruisers|url=http://www.netherlandsnavy.nl/Eendracht.htm|website=Royal Netherlands N In 1968 it was reported that the completion of the [[Tromp-class frigate|''Tromp''-class frigates]] would mean that the ''De Ruyter'' would ...

...aptain (naval)|captain]] in 1937 for the Dutch East Indies, commanding the cruisers {{HNLMS|Sumatra|1920|2}} and {{HNLMS|Java|1921|2}}. In August 1938, he was ...oops, three waves of counterattacks were planned. The first wave involving cruisers and destroyers was unsuccessful, culminating in the sinking of the Dutch de ...

...e was any need for more warships. With large inventories of destroyers and cruisers, new surface warship designs explored placing high-efficiency [[boiler]]s i ==Evolution into guided missile cruisers== ...

| 2 of 7 ''New Orleans''-class cruisers<!-- note: New Orleans & Astoria used the similar Mark 9 or 14 size --> ...

...[pre-dreadnought battleship]]s. As such, they carried heavier armour than cruisers or gunboats of equivalent size, were typically equipped with a main armamen ...of a traditional open-sea battle group ([[Coastal Fleet]]), operating with cruisers, [[destroyer]]s, [[torpedo boat]]s, and air reconnaissance in conformance w ...

...there was a wholesale set of changes to flags-superior, including the old cruisers changing from 'I' to 'D'.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Dodson |first1=Aidan |t ...en flags-superior specific to a type of ship were introduced. For example, cruisers had the flag-superior 'C', destroyers 'D', frigates 'F' and carriers 'R'. I ...

...th1 = 2 aircraft carriers<br>3 battleships<br>1 battlecruiser<br>6 cruisers<br>15 destroyers<br>1 submarine ...destroyers. Task Force 70 comprised the aircraft carriers, ''Renown'', two cruisers and six destroyers.{{sfn|Hobbs|2011|p=39}} The submarine {{HMS|Tactician|P3 ...

At the start of WW2 the Dutch had five cruisers, eight destroyers, 24 submarines, and smaller vessels, along with 50 aircra ...sustained losses of a total of 20 ships (including two of its three light cruisers) and 2,500 sailors killed in the course of the campaign.<ref>{{cite web |la ...

...hopelessly neglected; the strongest naval units available were three light cruisers ([[HNLMS De Ruyter (1935)|''De Ruyter'']], [[HNLMS Java (1921)|''Java'']] a ...

* [[List of cruisers of the Netherlands]] ...

...nmi}} north of [[Cape Verde]] to escort the 1st Division of Armed Merchant Cruisers to Dakar, as they were carrying another load of gold reserves from the Bank ...rgeted ''Richelieu'' consisted of the carrier ''Hermes'', which joined the cruisers {{HMAS|Australia|D84|6}} and ''Dorsetshire'' off Dakar. On 4 July, the day ...

...cal conditions even in their heyday, and there was always demand for small cruisers and warships, most purpose-built 'fireships' served long careers as ordinar ...