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	Sunda Strait - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Sunda Strait is the strait between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra.
		The strait is an important shipping channel; it and the Strait of Malacca are the main passages from the South China Sea to the Indian Ocean.
		The islands in the strait and the surrounding regions of Java and Sumatra were devastated by the eruption of Krakatoa in 1883, primarily due to intense pumice fall and great tsunamis.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sunda_Strait (267 words)

	Battle of the Java Sea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The ABDA force engaged the Japanese in the Java Sea, and battle raged intermittently from mid-afternoon to midnight as the Allies tried to attack the troop transports, but were repulsed by superior firepower and supporting aircraft.
		The Battle of the Java Sea ended significant Allied naval operations in south east Asia during 1942, and Japanese land forces invaded Java on February 28.
		Battle of Sunda Strait: 28 February-March 1 1942 by Vincent P. O'Hara.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_the_Java_Sea (1191 words)

	Sunda Strait
		The Sunda Strait is the strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in Indonesia.
		As one of the two main passages from the South China Sea to the Indian Ocean (the other one being the Straits of Malacca), the Sunda Strait has long been of significance to navigation.
		In early 1942 the Battle of Sunda Strait[?] was fought here, a Japanese force sinking the USS Houston and HMS Perth[?] as they attempted to prevent the landings on Java.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/su/Sunda_Strait.html (167 words)

	Pacific War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In response to this, officers of the Japanese Kwantung Army, manufactured the Battle of Lugou Bridge (also known as the "Marco Polo Bridge Incident") on July 8, 1937, which succeeded in provoking a conflict between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan, the Sino-Japanese War.
		At the Battle of the Java Sea, in late February and early March, the Japanese Navy inflicted a resounding defeat on the main ABDA naval force, under Admiral Karel Doorman.
		The result was the indecisive Battle of Coral Sea, the first of the great carrier duels as the two fleets never came within sight.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pacific_War (7149 words)

	Battle of Sunda Strait 28 Feb. -- 1 March, 1942, by Vincent P. O'hara
		The Battle of the Java Sea marked the collapse of Allied seapower in the Dutch East Indies.
		Sunda Strait, on the evening of the 28th.
		The Allied survivors of the battle in particular champion the point of view that the Japanese grossly understated their damage and that as many as 15 ships were sunk.
	www.microworks.net /pacific/battles/sunda_strait.htm (2415 words)

	2002 Australian $5 Coins
		This $5 bimetallic coin commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Battle of Sunda Strait, depicts an image of the ship's bell from the USS Houston in the aluminium bronze centre of the coin.
		An image of USS Houston's bell is displayed on the coin as a symbol of the Battle of Sunda Strait and to serve as a reminder of the courage and sacrifice of the crews of both ships.
		This battle took place on the night of 28 February and 1 March 1942 in Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian Archipelago, as USS Houston and HMAS Perth were endeavoring to reach safer waters in the Indian Ocean.
	www.cruzis-coins.com /5coins/2002.html (421 words)

	HMAS Perth (D29) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Perth served in the Mediterranean where she participated in the Battle of Cape Matapan and was involved in the evacuation of Greece in April 1941.
		The Perth and USS Houston were two of only three cruisers to survive the of the Battle of the Java Sea, and they both attempted to move through the Sunda Strait to Tjilatjap.
		The Perth was torpedoed by Japanese destroyers during the Battle of Sunda Strait on 1 March 1942, and sank with the loss of 350 of her crew and three civilians.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMAS_Perth_(D29) (469 words)

	The Battle of Sunda Strait
		This battle was not at all like the battles that had been fought in the previous month, when there were organized squadrons with a general objective facing the enemy.
		This battle consisted of several of the bigger warships that had survived the Battle of the Java Sea and now tried to escape the trap before it closed.
		The battle of Sunda Strait was an unknown one for most of the war.
	www.netherlandsnavy.nl /battle_sundastrait.html (1315 words)

	Ahoy - Mac's Web Log-Trying to stem the southward thrust of the Japanese threatening to engulf the Dutch East Indies in ...
		But unfortunately the report was not correct, the Japanese invasion force was already both sides of Sunda Strait, with a third group east of Tandjong-Priok, they had arrived about 4 hours ahead of their anticipated schedule.
		The destroyer Fubuki patrolled the eastern approaches to Sunda Strait, and the two heavy cruisers Mogami and Mikuma, the light cruiser Natori, the 7 destroyers, Shiratsuytu, Shirakumo, Murakumo, Shirayuki, Hatsuyuki, Asakaze, and Ahikinami were all deployed in the vicinity of the anchorage.
		Beyond the potential battle zone and to the north were the light carrier Ryujo, the seaplane carrier Chiyoda, heavy cruisers Kumano, and Suzuya, screened by destroyers Isonami, Shikinamni and Uranami.
	ahoy.tk-jk.net /macslog/Tryingtostemthesouthwardt.html (2189 words)

	Navy News article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		This year marks the 60th anniversary of the sinking of HMAS Perth during the Battle of Sunda Strait.
		The Battle of Java Sea had resulted in defeat for the allied ships involved, by a larger and better-coordinated Japanese force.
		During the battle several Japanese transports were sunk by Perth and Houston, this included GEN Imamura's headquarters ship.
	www.defence.gov.au /news/navynews/editions/03_18_02/story22.htm (551 words)

	USS Houston CA-30
		The USS Houston and HMAS Perth were at Tanjong Priok at 2.30pm on Saturday 28th February, 1942 after the Battle of the Java Sea.
		At 10.30pm PERTH and HOUSTON was sighted by the Japanese destroyer FUBUKI which quietly shadowed them for the next half hour, the ensuing battle became known as the Battle of Sunda Strait.
		HOUSTON lies at position 05.48.45S 106.7.55E Only 368 Houston crew members survived the Battle of Sunda Strait and were taken prisoners of war by the Japanese for 3 1/2 years.
	www.pacificwrecks.com /ships/usn/CA-30.html (284 words)

	Pacific Naval Battles
		Pacific Naval Battles in World War II The Pacific War was the largest naval conflict in history.
		Every conceivable type of naval activity was represented: carrier aviation battles, surface engagements, bitterly fought night-fights, the largest amphibious landings of the entire war, and the stealthy, brutal battles waged by and against submarines.
		I have compiled information on a number of the more important (and, I think, interesting) battles of the war, including a synopsis, tabular displays of the forces involved, and in some cases ship movement track charts.
	www.combinedfleet.com /map.htm (492 words)

	SUNDA STRAIT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		There they received orders to escape through Sunda Strait, which runs between Java and Sumatra, and make for Tjilitap on the south coast of Java.
		Allied intelligence had reported the Strait clear of enemy vessels and the nearest Japanese were reported to be 50 miles northwest and moving away.
		At 0025 on 1st March 1942, she finally sank a few miles ENE of St Nicholas Point not far from the entrance to Sunda Strait.
	www.spruso.com /1sunda.htm (863 words)

	Axis History Forum :: View topic - The Battle of Sunda Strait (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		This was because that the British Naval Liaison Office in Batavia informed Captains Waller and Rook that Sunda Strait was open, as a Dutch reconnaissance plane reported around 3pm (on 28 February) that no Japanese naval forces were within ten hours’ steaming time of their escape route into the Indian Ocean.
		As they were climbing over Sunda Strait they spotted a Japanese convoy travelling slowly through the "Thousand Islands" and they dropped to a lower level to have a look.
		To head eastwards, towards Lombok Strait, would undoubtedly mean another clash with the Eastern Java Invasion Force; to head west, towards Sunda Strait, would mean a probable encounter with the force heading towards Saint Nicholas Point.
	forum.axishistory.com /viewtopic.php?p=932489 (1687 words)

	The Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer - Press Release - Launch of HMAS Perth Commemorative Coins [01/03/2002]
		A new set of collector coins will honour the crew of HMAS Perth, which was sunk in battle 60 years ago, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, Senator Ian Campbell, and Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Danna Vale, announced today.
		The coins commemorate the Allied vessels HMAS Perth and USS Houston, which were lost during the Battle of Sunda Strait on 28 February-1 March 1942.
		The Royal Australian Mint, carrying on a tradition of commemorating events of historical or cultural importance to Australians, has produced two coins to commemorate the Battle of Sunda Strait.
	www.treasurer.gov.au /parlsec/content/pressreleases/2002/009.asp?pf=1 (513 words)

	Battle for Australia Council
		The Battle for Australia was a struggle never before envisaged in this country but yet much of it still remains unknown.
		It was a struggle that stretched our national resources to the limit; which saw the bombing of mainland Australia; the attack by midget submarines on Sydney Harbour; and raised the spectre of the threat of a possible invasion through Papua New Guinea.
		Our sailors, soldiers and airmen and those of our allies fought, and many died in the defence of Singapore, the Battle of Sunda Strait, Timor, the Kokoda Track, Milne Bay, the Battles of the Coral Sea and Midway, in the Solomons and at Savo Island.
	www.battleforaustralia.org.au /intro.html (133 words)

	Royal Australian Navy - Voyager, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		At the Battle of Sunda Strait, in March 1942, the RAN suffered the loss of another Leander class vessel, HMAS Perth.
		At the Battle of Leyte Gulf, in October 1944, HMAS Australia became the first Allied ship to be hit by a kamikaze.
		By the mid-late 1960s, the RAN was at the zenith of its operational capabilities; it was capable of despatching a full carrier battle group in support of major operations by having in service an aircraft carrier, three large area defence destroyers of the Perth class, six modern "River" class frigates and four Oberon class submarines.
	www.voyager.in /Royal_Australian_Navy (2136 words)

	Australia Bimetal Coin 2002 $5 Battle of Sunda Strait BU in Presentation Folder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Sixty years ago, on February 28, 1942, the heavy cruiser USS Houston and Australia's HMAS Perth were heroically lost in the Battle of Sunda Strait.
		It was one of the opening battles of World War II.
		Now you can acquire a lasting tribute to the heroes of the Battle of Sunda Strait with this spectacular $5 commemorative coin issued by Australia on February 28, 2002 -- the exact 60th Anniversary of this historic battle.
	www.unicover.com /EA7YCEIU.HTM (335 words)

	Java - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Dutch ignored these when they returned to power, resorting to a system of enforced labor, which, along with harsh methods of exploitation, led to a native uprising (1825-30) under Prince Diponegoro; the Dutch subsequently adopted a more humane approach.
		In the early phase of World War II, Java was left open to Japanese invasion by the disastrous Allied defeat in the battle of the Java Sea in Feb., 1942; Java was occupied by the Japanese until the end of the war.
		After the war the island was the scene of much fighting between Dutch and Indonesian forces, with the Indonesians declaring independence in 1945.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/j/java.asp (889 words)

	Indiana Servicemen S - to - Z
		Machinist’s Mate Chief Sanders was killed March 1, 1942, while serving aboard the USS Houston in the Battle of Sunda Strait.
		Machinist’s Mate First Class Shireman served aboard the USS Houston CA-30 and was killed in action March 1, 1942 in the Battle of Sunda Strait.
		The date of death is in line with the Battle of Leyte and landings made on the island during General Douglas MacArthur’s return to the
	fizkid.tripod.com /id71.html (2696 words)

	Other Collectible Battle of Sunda Strait Complete Collection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Sixty years ago, on February 28, 1942, nearly 1,000 Australian and American sailors were lost when the heavy cruiser USS Houston and Australia's cruiser HMAS Perth were sunk by a large Japanese naval force in the Battle of Sunda Strait.
		On the exact 60th Anniversary of the battle, Australia issued a special tribute to these men and ships in the form of two legal tender coins.
		The To the Heroes of the Battle of Sunda Strait Coin Commemorative Cover and the two, $5 Australian commemorative coins will make an outstanding addition to your private collection.
	www.unicover.com /EA7YCEIT.htm (333 words)

	Java
		This battle consisted of several of the bigger warships that had survived the Dutch East Indies Campaign and Battle of the Java Sea that were then trying to escape the Java area.
		Allied cruisers, Houston and the Perth, which were attempting to escape southward through Soenda (now Sunda) Strait, suddenly ran into a huge Japanese invasion armada in the process of assaulting Batavia (now Djakarta).
		After the battle, the Japanese land on north coast of Java.
	www.pacificwrecks.com /provinces/indonesia_java.html (724 words)

	Were the Best Good Enough?
		6) 1 Mar 42 The Battle of Sunda Strait
		Prior to the First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal (13 Nov 42), Japanese torpedo firing doctrine appears to have been to fire half the torpedoes in the tubes in one salvo, then fire the remainder in a second salvo, then reload all tubes fired.
		From the First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal through the Battle of the Komandorski Islands (26 Mar 43), torpedo firing doctrine appears to have been in flux, with some ships/units firing two half salvos and then reloading while others completely empty their tubes in a single salvo and then reload.
	www.navweaps.com /index_tech/tech-067.htm (4166 words)

	Keeping Apace: Military History for March
		Monitor vs. Virginia clash in first naval battle between ironclad warships.
		Marines with Farragut's squadron engage Confederates at the Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi.
		The 1st Marine Division defeats Communist Chinese in the Battle for “Vegas Hill, Korea.
	www.keepingapace.com /blogarchives/month/military_history_for_march.php (993 words)

	Order of Battle - The Battle of the Sunda Strait - 28 February - 1 March 1942
		Note: After the sinking of the Houston and Perth, the Dutch Destroyer Evertsen was caught by the IJN Destroyers Murakumo and Shirakumo as it tried to avoid contact with the IJN forces in the Sunda Strait.
		The Evertsen was caught in searchlights just off the island of Dwars in de Weg in the Sunda Strait at 2:00 AM on March 1st, 1942.
		The IJN DD’s hit her seven times causing a fire in the after magazines which caused her Captain to order the Dutch DD beached.
	www.navweaps.com /index_oob/OOB_WWII_Pacific/OOB_WWII_Sunda_Strait.htm (248 words)

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		BATTLE OF THE SUNDA STRAIT HMAS PERTH $5 UNC
		This is a $5 UNC coin to commemorate the battle
		Battle Of Sunda Strait USS Houston - HMAS Perth and
	www.jonesofguildford.com.au /9.html (112 words)

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		A Seaman First Class on the heavy cruiser USS Houston (CA-30), Otto participated in the Battle of the Java Sea and the Battle of Sunda Strait during World War II.
		Along with his fellow surviving crew members, he was taken prisoner of war by the Japanese following the sinking of the ship in the Battle of Sunda Strait in March 1942.
		Those of us who knew Otto will remember his incredible passion for the ship, his knowledge of almost every aspect of the ship's history, and his drive to commemorate the lives of his fellow crew members who perished during the battle or in the POW camps.
	home.pon.net /shawnf/stor/ocschwarz/os_tribute.htm (286 words)

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