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| | Battle of Makassar Strait (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) |
 | | A fleet of the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command, under the command of Admiral Karel Doorman, was on its way to intercept a Japanese invasion convoy when it was attacked by 37 Japanese dive-bombers and forced to retreat. |
 | | The ADBA force consisted of the cruisers HNLMS De Ruyter (flagship), HNLMS Tromp, USS Houston, and USS Marblehead escorted by the Dutch destroyers Bankert, Piet Hein, Van Ghent, and the United States destroyers Barker, Bulmer, Edwards, and Stewart. |
 | | Doorman was forced to retire to Tjilatjap to protect the damaged cruisers and the Japanese force captured Balikpapan. |
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