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    The Battle of the Java Sea (Indonesian: Pertempuran Laut Jawa, Japanese: スラバヤ沖海戦, romanized: Surabaya oki kaisen, lit. 'Surabaya open-sea battle') was...
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    The Second Battle of the Java Sea was the last naval action of the Netherlands East Indies campaign, of 1941–42. It occurred on 1 March 1942, two days...
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    The Java Sea (Indonesian: Laut Jawa, Javanese: Segara Jawa) is an extensive shallow sea on the Sunda Shelf, between the Indonesian islands of Borneo to...
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    Japanese cruiser Nachi (category Cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy)
    the Battle of the Java Sea, Nachi, Haguro, and Jintsū participated in the destruction of the last remaining Allied fleet units in the Netherlands East...
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    Karel Doorman (category Recipients of the Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari)
    commanded remnants of the short-lived American-British-Dutch-Australian Command naval strike forces in the Battle of the Java Sea. He was killed in action...
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    Japanese invasions of the East Indies, and fended off several air attacks. During the Battle of the Java Sea, she was ambushed by the cruiser Nachi. A torpedo...
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    The Battle of Java (Invasion of Java, Operation J) was a battle of the Pacific theatre of World War II. It occurred on the island of Java from 28 February...
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    Japanese cruiser Myōkō (category Cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy)
    the Battle of the Java Sea on 1 March 1942 Myōkō, Nachi, and Haguro participated in the destruction of the last remaining Allied fleet units in the Netherlands...
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    Japanese cruiser Haguro (category Cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy)
    Gordon, HMS Exeter, Battle of the Java Sea". See entry #33. "Action Report: Captain O. L. Gordon, HMS Exeter, Battle of the Java Sea". See entry #46. "Lt Cmdr...
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    Myōkō-class cruiser (category Cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy)
    spearheaded the devastating naval victory that became known as the battle of the Java Sea. On February 26, while escorting an invasion convoy through the Java Sea...
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    Japanese cruiser Jintsū (category World War II shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean)
    of central Japan. She was active in World War II in various campaigns including the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, the Battle of the Java Sea,...
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    Battle of the Java Sea. L, Klemen (1999–2000). "Forgotten Campaign: The Dutch East Indies Campaign 1941–1942". To the Java Sea: Selections from the Diary...
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    The Battle of Sunda Strait was a naval battle which occurred during World War II in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java, and Sumatra. On the...
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    The Battle of Makassar Strait, also known as the Action of Madura Strait, the Action North of Lombok Strait and the Battle of the Flores Sea, was a naval...
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    York-class cruiser (category Ship classes of the Royal Navy)
    modernized. She escorted a convoy to the Pacific in late 1941, and was again heavily damaged in the Battle of the Java Sea, then caught and overwhelmed a few...
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    Takeo Takagi (category Battle of Midway)
    Station: The Story of the USS Houston. St Martins Press. ISBN 0-312-46973-X. van Oosten, F. C. (1976). The Battle of the Java Sea (Sea battles in close-up;...
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    HMS Exeter (68) (category World War II shipwrecks in the Java Sea)
    Japanese ships at the beginning of March in the Second Battle of the Java Sea. Most of her crewmen survived the sinking and were rescued by the Japanese. About...
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  • cruiser launched in 1929. She fought at the River Plate in 1939, and was sunk during the Second Battle of the Java Sea on 1 March 1942. HMS Exeter was planned...
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    HNLMS De Ruyter (1935) (category World War II shipwrecks in the Java Sea)
    attacks. During the Battle of the Java Sea, the cruiser was ambushed by a night-time torpedo attack by Haguro and sunk with most of her crew. Her wreck...
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    Japanese destroyer Kawakaze (1936) (category Shipwrecks in the Solomon Sea)
    April of 1937, Kawakaze took part in the battle of the Java Sea, where she assisted in sinking the destroyer HMS Encounter and escorted carriers at the battles...
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    the Battle of the Java Sea in 1942. In the 1970s, Dutch naval authorities deemed the Roofdier-class frigates old, outdated, and therefore in need of replacement...
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    Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze (1939) (category World War II shipwrecks in the South China Sea)
    gunners to halt the landings and destroying a British oil tanker in the process. Amatsukaze saw combat at the battle of the Java Sea, but only took part...
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    Japanese destroyer Yukikaze (1939) (category Destroyers of the Republic of China Navy)
    participated in the battles of the Java Sea, Midway, and Santa Cruz, and saw her first major surface action at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, sinking the destroyer...
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  • Japanese cruiser Tone (1937) (category Shipwrecks in the Inland Sea)
    involved in sinking the destroyer USS Edsall in the Java Sea, before escorting aircraft carriers at the Indian Ocean Raid and battles of Midway, Eastern Solomons...
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    invasions. During the Battle of the Java Sea, she was torpedoed and promptly sunk. During the early 20th century, the primary purpose of the Royal Netherlands...
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  • unique light cruiser. She served in World War II and was sunk in the battle of the Java Sea on 28 February 1942. HNLMS De Ruyter (C801), was a De Zeven Provinciën-class...
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    HMS Electra (H27) (category World War II shipwrecks in the Java Sea)
    of nine E-class destroyers built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s. Sunk in the Battle of the Java Sea, Electra was a witness to many naval battles...
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    the Java Sea, 27 February 1942 Battle of Sunda Strait, 28 February – 1 March 1942 Second Battle of the Java Sea, 1 March 1942 Battle of Java (1942), 28...
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    Battle of Timor Battle of Rabaul Battle of the Java Sea Bombing of Darwin Battle of the Coral Sea 4–8 May 1942 Doolittle Raid 18 April 1942 Battle of...
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    Indies campaign, 1941–1942 Battle of Badung Strait, 19–20 February 1942 Battle of the Java Sea, 27 February 1942 Battle of Sunda Strait, 28 February –...
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