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Friday 20 October 2017

French cruiser light cruiser Duguay Trouin visited the Dutch East Indies in 1931


An item reported that the French cruiser Duguay Trouin visited the Dutch East Indies harbours Tandjong Priok 6-8 October 1931, Surabaya 9-12 October 1931 and Bali 12 October 1931.(1)

Note
1. Of the Duguay-Trouin-class,consisting of the Duguay-Trouin, Lamotte=Piquet and Primauget, preceded by the planned but not realized La Motte-Piquet-class and succeeded by the Jeanne d’Arc. Laid down by Arsenal de Brest, France on 4 August 1922, launched on 14 August 1923, commissioned on 2 November 1928,de commissioned on 19 March 1952

Source
Jaarboek van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeemacht 1931-1932.