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 | | On February 13, the remaining Dutch and American ships, under the command of Dutch Admiral Karel Doorman, fought the and demoralized by constant air attacks and the impending fear of doom. |
 | | The ABDA force consisted of two heavy cruisers (HMS Exeter, USS Houston) and three light cruisers (HNLMS De Ruyter (Doorman's flagship), HNLMS Java, HMAS Perth), and nine destroyers (HMS Electra, ">HMS Jupiter, HNLMS Kortenaer, ">USS Alden, USS John D. Edwards, USS John D. Ford, USS Pope and USS Paul Jones. |
 | | The Japanese convoy was escorted by two heavy (Nachi, Haguro) and two light cruisers (and fourteen destroyers (under the command of Rear Admiral Shoji Nishimura. |
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