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Battle of Badung Strait

Battle of Badung Strait
Part of World War II, Pacific War

HNLMS De Ruyter off Java in 1942.
Date19–20 February 1942
Location
Badung Strait off Bali in the Dutch East Indies
Result Japanese victory
Belligerents
Netherlands Netherlands
 United States
 United Kingdom		  Japan
Commanders and leaders
Karel Doorman[1] Empire of Japan Kyuji Kubo[2]
Strength
3 cruisers
7 destroyers
2 submarines
20 aircraft		 4 destroyers
2 transports
Casualties and losses
1 cruiser damaged
1 destroyer sunk
1 destroyer damaged and
— later scuttled —		 25 killed
83 wounded
3 destroyers damaged
1 transport damaged

The Battle of Badung Strait was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought on the night of 19/20 February 1942 in Badung Strait (not to be confused with the West Java city of Bandung) between the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (ABDA) and the Imperial Japanese Navy. In the engagement, the four Japanese destroyers defeated an Allied force that outnumbered and outgunned them, sinking the Dutch destroyer Piet Hein and escorting two transports to safety. The battle demonstrated the Japanese Navy's considerable superiority over the Allies in night fighting which lasted until the Battle of Cape St. George.

  1. ^ L, Klemen (1999–2000). "Rear-Admiral Karel W.F.M. Doorman". Forgotten Campaign: The Dutch East Indies Campaign 1941–1942.
  2. ^ L, Klemen (1999–2000). "Rear-Admiral Kyuji Kubo". Forgotten Campaign: The Dutch East Indies Campaign 1941–1942.

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