KH1

The two Dutch CLs De Zeven Provinciën and Kijkduin (later named Eendracht) were captured by the German army in May 1940. Although the ships were still in an early stage of construction it was first decided to continue the ships with modified designs for use as training cruisers. Completion was planned for mid-1942 or early 1943, with both ships receiving German 15 cm guns which were already under construction for the M-Class cruisers and H-Class battleships. The former De Zeven Provinciën was renamed to KH1 (Project Ersatz Emden). From August 1941, work continued only with slow speed and in 24.12.1944 the ship was launched. The incomplete cruiser survived the war and after a total reconstruction, it was completed by the Dutch between 1947 and 1953 and put into service as De Ruyter. In 1973 it was sold to Peru and renamed to Almirante Grau. The ship was decommissioned in 2008.