Second Battle of the Java Sea

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World War II battle naval battle

The Second Battle of the Java Sea was a World War II naval engagement in early March 1942 in which Japanese forces decisively defeated retreating Allied ships near Java, completing their control over the Dutch East Indies.

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Label	Occurrences
Second Battle of the Java Sea canonical	2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II battle ⓘ naval battle ⓘ
belligerent	Allied forces ⓘ Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan Royal Australian Navy ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ Royal Netherlands Navy ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
campaign	Dutch East Indies campaign ⓘ surface form: Japanese conquest of the Dutch East Indies
chronology	occurred after the fall of Singapore ⓘ occurred shortly before the fall of Java ⓘ
combatantRole	Allies as retreating force ⓘ Japan as attacker ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
countryInvolved	Australia ⓘ Japan ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	1942-03-01 ⓘ
endDate	1942-03-01 ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of the Sunda Strait ⓘ surface form: Battle of Sunda Strait
historicalEra	Pacific War ⓘ surface form: World War II in the Pacific
historicalPeriod	20th century ⓘ
location	Java Sea ⓘ near Java ⓘ
month	March 1942 ⓘ
navalWarfareType	surface action ⓘ
objective	to destroy retreating Allied ships ⓘ to secure Japanese control of the Dutch East Indies ⓘ
outcome	completion of Japanese naval control over the Dutch East Indies ⓘ destruction of several Allied ships ⓘ
partOf	Battle of the Java Sea ⓘ surface form: Battle of Java Sea campaign Dutch East Indies campaign ⓘ Pacific War ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of the Java Sea ⓘ surface form: First Battle of the Java Sea
region	Dutch East Indies ⓘ
result	Japanese victory ⓘ decisive Japanese victory ⓘ
scope	tactical naval action with strategic consequences ⓘ
sea	Java Sea ⓘ
startDate	1942-03-01 ⓘ
strategicSignificance	eliminated major Allied naval presence in the Java Sea ⓘ enabled Japanese occupation of Java ⓘ
theater	Dutch East Indies campaign ⓘ surface form: Dutch East Indies theater Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II ⓘ surface form: Southwest Pacific theater
typeOfEngagement	naval surface engagement ⓘ
year	1942 ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of the Java Sea → followedBy → Second Battle of the Java Sea ⓘ

HMS Exeter → sunkInBattle → Second Battle of the Java Sea ⓘ