HNLMS Sumatra was the second of the Java-class light cruisers built for the Royal Netherlands Navy.

In 1944 she was transferred to the Royal Navy and scuttled on 9 June 1944 at Ouistreham, as part of a gooseberry pier to protect an artificial Mulberry Harbour built by the Allies as part of Operation Overlord. https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/netherlands-cruiser-hnlms-sumatra/ #maritimehistory #NavalHistory #cruiser #RoyalNetherlandsNavy #HNLMSSumatra