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1 Mar 1942

Dutch East Indies
  • HMS Encounter, HMS Exeter, and USS Pope were sunk at the Second Battle of the Java Sea; the ships suffered 7, 54, and 1 killed, respectively. Meanwhile, at the Battle of Sunda Strait, Allied cruisers USS Houston and HMAS Perth intercepted a Japanese invasion force but were both sunk as they attacked; four Japanese transports and a minesweepers were sunk, but two of the transports were later refloated. Also on this date, Japanese troops landed on Java and immediately began marching for Batavia, with the Japanese 2nd Division capturing Serang and the 230th Infantry Regiment capturing Kalidjati airfield at Soebang en route. Finally, Japanese air raids at Surabaya damaged destroyer USS Stewart and Dutch destroyer Witte de With. ww2dbase [Dutch East Indies Campaign, Java | Mogami | Mikuma | Houston | Perth | Exeter | Stewart | Type 93 | Java Sea | CPC]
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HMS Exeter sinking south of Borneo, Dutch East Indies, 1 Mar 1942, photo 2 of 2



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