Battle of Sunda Strait

The Battle of Sunda Strait was a naval battle which occurred during World War II in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java, and Sumatra. On the night of 28 February – 1 March 1942, the Australian light cruiser HMAS Perth, American heavy cruiser USS Houston, and Dutch destroyer HNLMS Evertsen faced a major Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) task force. After a fierce battle lasting several hours, all Allied ships were sunk. Five Japanese ships were sunk, three of them by friendly fire.

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1942  Wikimedia, Wikidata
naval battle, United States, Netherlands, Australia, Empire of Japan, Indonesia, 

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1942-03-01T00:00:00Z

1942 Battle of Sunda Strait

1794-01-02T00:00:00Z

1794-02-09T00:00:00Z

1794 Sunda Strait campaign of January 1794

1815-06-30T00:00:00Z

1815-06-30T00:00:00Z

1815 Capture of East India Company ship Nautilus

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Commemorative plaque for HMAS Perth and USS Houston at Rockingham Naval Memorial Park

HMAS Perth (D29) wreck photo 03 in October 2015

HMAS Perth (D29) wreck photo 01 in October 2015

HMAS Perth (D29) wreck photo 02 in October 2015

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1794	Sunda Strait campaign of January 1794	France, Kingdom of Great Britain, Dutch Republic, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1815	Capture of East India Company ship Nautilus	naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of Sunda Strait	United States, Netherlands, Australia, Empire of Japan, naval battle	Wikidata
link	page		NavWeaps page@		Wikidata
commons	image		Commemorative plaque for HMAS Perth and USS Houston at Rockingham Naval Memorial Park		Commons
commons	image		HMAS Perth (D29) wreck photo 03 in October 2015		Commons
commons	image		HMAS Perth (D29) wreck photo 01 in October 2015		Commons
commons	image		HMAS Perth (D29) wreck photo 02 in October 2015		Commons