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The light cruiser HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (C802) of the Royal Netherlands Navy.[

 HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (C802)
In 1962, the cruiser was upgraded to carry the RIM-2 Terrier missile system, which replaced the three rear turrets.

De Zeven Provinciën in 1956

De kruiser Hr.Ms. De Zeven Provinciën

HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën was a De Zeven Provinciën-class cruiser of the Royal Netherlands Navy. Laid down in 1939, construction was interrupted by World War II and the ship was only commissioned in 1953 with the identification number C802. She served until 1976 when she was purchased by Peru and renamed Aguirre. With the Peruvian Navy she served until 1999 and was scrapped in 2000.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HNLMS_De_Zeven_Provinci%C3%ABn_(C802)

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