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At the Battle of the Java Sea, in late February and early March, the IJN inflicted a resounding defeat on the main ABDA naval force, under the Dutch. Battle of the Java Sea (February 27-March 1, 1942) This large, multi-staged fight was the first major stand-up surface fight between the Allies and Nihon Kaigun. Rear Admiral K.W.F.M. Indeed, the Battle of Java Sea is the nightmare that American naval planners have when they hear terms like “offshore balancing.” The World of December 8, 1941.
In early November, an international diving expedition set out from Indonesia into the Sea of Java to find the wrecks of several Dutch warships that sank during World War II.

Notes: United States Navy. Brockman described the battle in the Java sea as “not much known”, and said it was a crushing defeat for British, Australian, American and Dutch forces. The Battle of Savo Island was fought August 8-9, 1942, during World War II.

In the resulting battle, the Allies were … 27-28 February 1942 Contributed by Stephen King, Jan Visser, Richard Worth and Tony DiGiulian. Battle of Java Sea.

ABDA Combined Striking Force. It's outcome sealed the grim fate of ABDA, and presaged the fall of the entire Malay barrier to the Japanese. Doorman † (killed) Notes: Royal Netherlands Navy. Battle of Java Sea. The Netherlands East Indies campaign subsequently ended with the surrender of Allied forces on Java.

The battle, fought primarily between aircraft and naval vessels, foreshadowed the kind of carrier warfare that marked later fighting in … The battle began as a large Japanese invasion convoy approached the east end of Java and Surabaja.

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Part of the Guadalcanal Campaign, the Battle of Savo Island saw Japanese ships conduct a night action against Allied vessels off the island. A.H. Rooks. The HNLMS Java in 1941.
The Java Sea expedition also explored the wreck site of the British heavy cruiser HMS Exeter, one of five Allied warships sunk during the Second Battle of the Java Sea in March 1942.

Battle of the Coral Sea (May 4–8, 1942), World War II naval and air engagement in which a U.S. fleet thwarted the Japanese invasion of Port Moresby in New Guinea.