A well written account describing the background leading up to the Japanese attacks in December 1941 and the subsequent actions and naval engagements leading up to the invasion of Java and the actual battle of the Java Sea. “The Battle of the Java Sea ended significant Allied naval operations in South-East Asia in 1942, and Japanese land forces invaded Java on 28 February. Dutch troops aided by British remnants fought fiercely for a week. Battle of Sunda Strait (February 28, 1942) The final act in the slaughter of ABDA occurred off western Java, as the Houston and Perth, fleeing from the debacle in the Java Sea, tried to break out through the Sunda Strait.And as it happened they came upon a Japanese landing force at Bantam Bay, covered by widely dispersed force of cruisers and destroyers. Allied navies suffered a series of disastrous defeats at the hand of the Imperial Japanese Navy, in actions over several days in February-March 1942. The Japanese landed at three points on Java on February 28 and rapidly expanded their beachheads. Battle of Java Sea One of the most enthralling Java Sea facts is its association with the battles of World War II. With the beginning of fighting in the Dutch East Indies, Allied forces attempted to unite to slow the Japanese advance south towards Australia. 1942: February 27: Battle of the Java Sea. On March 9 the 20,000 Allied troops in… Read More Read 2 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. …was defeated in the seven-hour Battle of the Java Sea on February 27, in which five Allied warships were lost and only one Japanese destroyer damaged. Between 20 November 1941 and January 1942, the Striking Force—Task Force Five (TF-5)—submarines, several auxiliaries and long-range patrol aircraft of the U.S. Asiatic Fleet, based at Cavite, Philippines, was ordered to deploy toward the southern islands of the archipelago and the Celebes Sea. English: The Battle of the Java Sea was a major naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II. The Second Battle of the Java Sea was the last naval action of the Netherlands East Indies campaign, of 1941–1942.It occurred on 1 March 1942, two days after the first Battle of the Java Sea.It saw the end of the last Allied warships operating in the waters around Java, allowing Japanese forces to complete their conquest of the Netherlands East Indies unhindered. The U.S. and Royal Air Force then started to retreat to Australia. Doorman, the ABDA force was decimated in a seven-hour battle. The Battle of the Java Sea began when the American-British-Dutch-Australian (ABDA) naval command attempted to stop the Japanese invasion of Java on February 27, 1942. Led by Royal Netherlands Navy Rear Admiral Karel W.F.M. The Battle of the Java Sea occurred on February 27, 1942, and was an early naval engagement of World War II (1939-1945) in the Pacific. 5. #4. Karimunjawa, the Java Sea underwater garden is a rich pool of all the marine life diversity that can be flaunted by a single water body. The Battle of the Java Sea book.