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=== Design ===

When ''Java'' and her class was designed in 1915, the Navy believed they were the most powerful and modern cruisers in the world. She had ten {{Convert|15|cm|in|abbr=on}} guns: two on the bow, two stern, and three guns on either side. The rest of her armament consisted of four {{Convert|7.5|cm|in|abbr=on}} [[Anti-aircraft warfare|anti-aircraft guns]] and 36 [[Naval mine|mines]]. She had a length of {{Convert|155.3|m|ft|abbr=on}}, [[Beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{Convert|16|m|ft|abbr=on}}, [[Draft (hull)|draft]] of {{Convert|5.5|m|ft|abbr=on}}, and a [[Displacement (ship)|displacement]] of {{convert|8,278|LT|t|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name=":02" />{{Rp|pages=|page=10}} Her top speed of 30 knots was achieved by three turbines powered by eight [[Fuel oil|oil-fed]] boilers which provided {{convertcvt|73,000|shp|MW|lk=on|abbr=off}} to three [[Propeller|propellers]]. <ref name=":8" />{{Rp|pages=|page=190}} Her armor consisted of {{Convert|125|mm|in|abbr=on}} around the conning tower, {{Convert|100|mm|in|abbr=on}} [[Gun shield|gun shields]], {{Convert|75|mm|in|abbr=on}} [[Belt armor|armored belt]], and an armored [[Deck (ship)|deck]] between {{convert|25-50|mm|in|0|abbr=on}} thick.<ref name=":02" />{{Rp|pages=|page=10}}

== Construction ==