Image:Battle of Java Sea - HMS Exeter under Attack.jpg

• Description: The cruiser HMS EXETER under air attack during the Battle of the Java Sea. Bombs can be seen falling astern of the ship. In an attempt to stop the Japanese invasion of Java and Sumatra the Allies had formed a joint Command of the American, British, Dutch and Australian naval forces. The ABDA force was, with the exception of four American destroyers, completely decimated during two engagements by the Japanese air force on 27 February and 1 March 1942.
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• Battle of the Java Sea
• HMS Exeter (68)