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 ...

'Codename Nemo': How a WWII Aircraft Carrier Became the First Ship to Capture an Enemy at Sea Since the War of 1812 ...

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 ...

Tragically, USS Bismarck Sea was the last American naval vessel lost in World War II. On February 21, 1945, the carrier was attacked by a swarm of Japanese aircraft off the coast of Iwo Jima.