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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 a decisive [ 2 ] naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II .
The West Java invasion convoy landed on Bantam Bay near Merak and Eretan Wetan. The West Java convoy had previously fought in the Battle of Sunda Strait, a few hours prior to the landings. [11] Meanwhile, the East Java invasion convoy landed on Kragan after having defeated the ABDA fleet in the Battle of the Java Sea. [12]
Fishing is an important economic activity in the Java Sea. Over 3,000 species of marine life are found in the area. A number of national parks exist in the area such as Karimunjawa. The Thousand Islands are located north of the national capital Jakarta, and are the city's only regency. The area around the Java Sea is also a popular tourist ...
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 ...
Being based on Java, these ships had to take on the central and western prongs of the three-headed Japanese assault. The Central Force's combat ships included the light carrier Ryūjō , the seaplane tenders Sanyo Maru and Sanuki Maru , three light cruisers, and 16 destroyers, while the Western Force contained five heavy cruisers and seven ...
HNLMS De Ruyter: Dutch light cruiser sunk 27 February 1942 by torpedo from heavy cruiser Haguro during Battle of the Java Sea. [2] HNLMS Evertsen: Dutch destroyer forced aground by destroyers Murakumo and Shirakumo. HNLMS Java: Dutch light cruiser sunk 27 February 1942 by torpedo from heavy cruiser Nachi during Battle of Java Sea. [2]
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.
Following the destruction of the ABDA strike force under Rear-Admiral Karel Doorman, [9] at the Battle of the Java Sea, [10] in February–March 1942, ABDA effectively ceased to exist. As the Imperial Japanese Army closed in on the remaining Allied forces in the Philippines, MacArthur was ordered to relocate to Australia.