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The Battle of the Java Sea ended significant Allied naval operations in Southeast Asia in 1942, and Japanese land forces invaded Java on 28 February. The Dutch surface fleet was practically eradicated from Asian waters and the Netherlands would never reclaim full control of its colony.
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 – 12 March 1942. It involved forces from the Empire of Japan , which invaded on 28 February 1942, and Allied personnel.
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 after the first Battle of the Java Sea . It saw the end of the last Allied warships operating in the waters around Java , allowing Japanese forces to complete their conquest of the Dutch East ...
Sunk during the Second Battle of the Java Sea, 1 March 1942, wreck destroyed by illegal salvagers 2014–2016: General characteristics (as built) Class and type: York-class heavy cruiser: Displacement: 8,390 long tons (8,520 t) Length: 575 ft 1 in (175.3 m) Beam: 58 ft (17.7 m) Draught: 20 ft 3 in (6.2 m) Installed power
On 27 February 1942 Java took part in the Battle of the Java Sea. During the evening phase of that battle she was struck by a Long Lance torpedo fired from the Nachi. The torpedo detonated an aft magazine and blew the stern off the ship, causing flooding in the aft engine room and setting fire to the anti-aircraft deck.
The Second Battle of the Java Sea was fought, resulting in Japanese victory. The cruiser HMS Exeter and the destroyers HMS Encounter and USS Pope were sunk. The Battle of Sunda Strait ended in Japanese victory. The Allies lost 1 heavy cruiser, 1 light cruiser and 1 destroyer while the Japanese lost 1 minelayer and 4 troopships sunk or grounded.
From 28 February to 1 March 1942, Japanese troops landed on four places along the northern coast of Java almost undisturbed. [24] The fiercest fighting had been in invasion points in Ambon, Timor, Kalimantan, and on the Java Sea. In places where there were no Dutch troops, such as Bali, there was no fighting. [25]
On 1 March 1942, Haguro was assiting in the Java Sea landings when intelligence informed her that the still crippled Exeter, escorted by the destroyers HMS Encounter and USS Pope unintentionally stumbled into her sisterships Myōkō and Ashigara while trying to escape from the Java Sea, with a long range gunfight ensuing.