KH2

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 Kijkduin was renamed to KH2 (Project Ersatz Königsberg) and like the KH1, work almost came to a halt after August 1941. The ships was not launched during wartime and like its sistership, completed by the Dutch between 1950 and 1953. Renamed to De Zeven Provinciën it served in the Dutch navy until 1976 when it also was sold to Peru and renamed to Almirante Aguirre. The ship was decommissioned in 1999.