Battle of the Java Sea

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World War II battle naval battle

The Battle of the Java Sea was a major World War II naval engagement in early 1942 in which Japanese forces decisively defeated an Allied fleet, leading to the fall of the Dutch East Indies.

Aliases (3)

Battle of Java Sea ×1
Battle of the Java Sea (air operations) ×1
Battle of the Java Sea (second phase) ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II battle → naval battle →
alliedCommanderKilled	Karel Doorman →
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Java Sea →
belligerent	ABDA Command → Australia → Empire of Japan → Netherlands → United Kingdom → United States →
campaign	Japanese conquest of the Dutch East Indies →
combatant	Imperial Japanese Navy → Royal Australian Navy → Royal Navy → Royal Netherlands Navy → United States Navy →
commander	Karel Doorman → Shoji Nishimura → Takeo Takagi →
conflict	World War II →
consequence	destruction of main Allied naval force in the Dutch East Indies → facilitated Japanese invasion of Java → fall of the Dutch East Indies →
date	1942-02-27 →
endDate	1942-02-27 →
followedBy	Battle of Sunda Strait → Second Battle of the Java Sea →
location	Dutch East Indies → Java Sea → near Java →
notableShipSunk	HMS Electra → HMS Exeter → HMS Jupiter → HNLMS De Ruyter → HNLMS Java → HNLMS Kortenaer → USS Pope →
objective	defend Java from Japanese invasion →
outcome	decisive Japanese naval victory →
partOf	Dutch East Indies campaign → Pacific War →
precededBy	Battle of the Makassar Strait →
result	Japanese victory →
startDate	1942-02-27 →
strategicSignificance	eliminated Allied naval opposition around Java → secured Japanese control of sea lanes in the Dutch East Indies →
theater	Pacific theater of World War II → Southeast Asian theatre of World War II →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dutch East Indies campaign → Dutch East Indies campaign ("Battle of the Java Sea (second phase)") → Dutch East Indies campaign ("Battle of the Java Sea (air operations)") →	involvedBattle
IJN cruiser Naka → Takeo Takagi →	participatedIn
Battle of the Coral Sea → Battle of the Sunda Strait →	precededBy
Battle of the Java Sea ("Battle of Java Sea") →	alsoKnownAs
Imperial Japanese Navy →	engagedIn
Second Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy) →	engagedInBattle
Battle of the Makassar Strait →	followedBy
World War II battles →	hasNotableBattle
ABDA Command →	notableBattle
Java Sea →	notableEvent
Type 93 Long Lance torpedo →	usedInBattle