HNLMS De Ruyter explained

HNLMS De Ruyter (Dutch; Flemish: Hr.Ms. or Zr.Ms. De Ruyter) may refer to one of nine ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy named after Admiral Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter (1607–1676):

• , was a 68-gun frigate that the British Royal Navy captured in 1799 and took into service as a storeship. She was on her way to Falmouth, Jamaica, to serve as a prison hulk when a hurricane in September 1804 caused her to ground, wrecking her.
• , was a 54-gun frigate converted to steam power and then into a broadside ironclad in 1863
• , was an unprotected cruiser
• , was a
• , was an . She was renamed Van Ghent to make way for the 1935 De Ruyter. She served in World War II and was wrecked on Bamidjo reef on 15 February 1942
• , was a unique light cruiser. She served in World War II and was sunk in the battle of the Java Sea on 28 February 1942.
• , launched in 1944, was a (laid down as De Zeven Provinciën, renamed after the sinking of the 1935 De Ruyter). She was sold to Peru in 1973 and renamed Almirante Grau
• , was a guided missile frigate
• , launched in 2002, is a