Battle of Java Sea

[Diagram by types of ship] [Diagram by Task Groups]

Start: Friday February 27, 1942

Fight between the Japanese invasion force of Java and the allied striking force. It ended in a Japanese victory which put an end to the naval resistance in the Dutch Eastern Indies and sealed the fall of Java Island.

Place: Indonesia

AlliedAxis
ForcesDoorman: 2 heavy cruisers, 3 light cruisers, 11 destroyers.
  • Takagi (Eastern covering group): 2 heavy cruisers, 1 light cruiser, 8 destroyers.
  • Nishimura (Eastern Attack Group): 1 light cruiser, 6 destroyers.
Total: 2 heavy cruisers, 2 light cruisers, 14 destroyers
Losses 2 light cruisers, 3 destroyers lost.
1 heavy cruiser damaged.		 1 destroyer damaged.


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