12/14/2023 0 Comments World of warships steel in store![]() Low-background steel is that produced before the detonation of the first atomic weapons in 1945. It soon became apparent that these war graves – and perhaps many more – have been targeted by unscrupulous metal scavengers who recycle the wrecks as a source of valuable ‘low background’ steel. Sonar revealed that all that remains are depressions on the seabed showing were the ships once lay. The announcement by the Dutch Defence Minister in November created shockwaves across the country, as the wrecks of cruisers HNLMS De Ruyter and HMLMS Java and destroyer HMLMS Kortenaer were official war graves. ![]() However it was recently discovered that three Dutch warships sunk in the battle have disappeared from the sea bed. Next year marks the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Java Sea and plans had been made by the Dutch government and descendants of the 2,200 sailors who died for a special memorial ceremony.
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