Battle off South Borneo

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

Start: Saturday February 28, 1942

Ending: Sunday March 1, 1942

Destruction of the Exeter while she was attempting to flee the trap of the Java Sea

Place: Indonesia

	Allied	Axis
Forces	Gordon: 1 heavy cruiser, 2 destroyers.	Takagi (Eastern Strike Force): 2 heavy cruisers, 2 destroyers. Japanese reinforcements to finish the allied ships South of Borneo: 2 heavy cruisers, 2 destroyers. Total: 4 heavy cruisers, 4 destroyers. 4 heavy cruisers, 4 destroyers.
Losses	1 heavy cruiser, 2 destroyers lost.	nil.

Webmaster's question(s) and remark(s): Was it Ikazuki or Inazuma which took part in the battle ? Who were the commanders of the Japanese task groups ?

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Made by LemaireSoft on July 2, 2001