Battle of the Java Sea

  • Doorman

    TITLE: Karel Doorman
    ...British, Dutch, and Australian naval force against a Japanese invasion fleet in the Java Sea during World War II. Intended to halt the Japanese naval invasion of the Netherlands East Indies, the Battle of the Java Sea ended in disaster for the Allied fleet, and Doorman himself perished.
  • effect on World War II

    TITLE: Java Sea
    The sea was the scene of a battle of World War II between the Allies and the Japanese. Fought on Feb. 27, 1942, the encounter resulted in a serious defeat for Allied naval forces; they lost five ships in the battle, and the next day Japanese forces were able to begin their invasion of the island of Java.
    TITLE: World War II: The fall of Singapore
    SECTION: The fall of Singapore