Wikipedia:Featured and good topic candidates/Java-class cruiser/archive1
The Java class was a series of light cruisers operated by the Royal Netherlands Navy during the Interwar period and World War II. Designed to defend the Dutch East Indies against the Empire of Japan, the cruisers were designed in 1916 to be the best in the world. However, a series of issues due to World War I, supply chain issues, worker strikes, instability in Germany, and a change in national policy delayed the ships for more than a decade. Of the three ships planned, one was canceled during a construction pause. By the time the remaining two ships were launched in the mid 1920s, their design was outdated and little work was done to address the issue. Both ships saw action during World War II. HNLMS Sumatra was in the Netherlands when the country was invaded by Germany in 1940, and the cruiser fled to the United Kingdom. Under British control, she sailed around the world, was disarmed, and sunk as a breakwater off Normandy. HNLMS Java was in the East Indies when the Pacific War began in 1941, and joined Allied efforts in attempting to repulse several Japanese invasions. During the Battle of the Java Sea, she was torpedoed and promptly sunk.
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Both ships of the class, and the class article itself, are rated as GA and contains information about the history of each ship and the specific situation that lead to the creation of the ships. While three ships were planned, Celebes was canceled before she laid down and as such does not meet the notability requirment laid out by Wikiproject:Ships. Thank you to everyone who reviewed these articles! --GGOTCC 00:17, 26 May 2025 (UTC)
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