Journal of Maritime Archaeology, Vol. 16, No. 1 (MARCH 2021), pp. 39-56 (18 pages) Three Dutch naval ships, HNLMS De Ruyter, HNLMS Java and HNLMS Kortenaer, were lost during the Battle of the Java Sea ...

Book Review: Great Naval Battles of the Pacific War: The Official Admiralty Accounts: Midway, Coral Sea, Java Sea, Guadalcanal and Leyte Gulf ...

On February 27, 1942, the Battle of the Java Sea erupted as Allied forces, led by Dutch Rear-Admiral Karel Doorman, made a last-ditch attempt to stop the Japanese invasion of Java. Outnumbered but ...

It is believed the military wrecks -- lost in 1942 during the Battle of the Java Sea -- were removed by illegal scavengers looking for scrap metal, an effort that could have taken years.

A visit to Mobile's Battleship Memorial Park as a child sparked my interest in World War II naval battles.