the Battle of the Java Sea

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/the_Battle_of_the_Java_Sea

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer	3
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:noble_title
gptkbp:casualties	significant losses for Japanese forces heavy losses for Allied forces
gptkbp:combatants	gptkb:Allied_forces gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Admiral_Karel_Doorman gptkb:Admiral_Takeo_Takagi
gptkbp:date	February 27, 1942
gptkbp:followed_by	gptkb:Battle_of_Sunda_Strait
gptkbp:historical_context	Japanese expansion in Southeast Asia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	the Battle of the Java Sea
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Java_Sea
gptkbp:military_strategy	combined fleet operations
gptkbp:notable_ships	gptkb:IJN_Akatsuki-class_destroyer gptkb:IJN_Asashio-class_destroyer gptkb:IJN_Fubuki-class_destroyer gptkb:IJN_Hatsuharu-class_destroyer gptkb:IJN_Kako-class_cruiser gptkb:IJN_Mutsuki-class_destroyer gptkb:IJN_Shiratsuyu-class_destroyer gptkb:IJN_Yūbari-class_light_cruiser gptkb:HNLMS_Java gptkb:IJN_Myoko gptkb:IJN_Aoba gptkb:IJN_Chokai gptkb:IJN_Furutaka gptkb:IJN_Furutaka-class_cruiser gptkb:IJN_Katori-class_cruiser gptkb:IJN_Kumano gptkb:IJN_Myoko-class_cruiser gptkb:IJN_Naka gptkb:IJN_Sendai gptkb:IJN_Sendai-class_cruiser gptkb:IJN_Suzuya gptkb:IJN_Takao-class_cruiser gptkb:IJN_Yubari gptkb:HNLMS_De_Ruyter gptkb:IJN_Nachi gptkb:IJN_Katori gptkb:IJN_Aoba-class_cruiser gptkb:IJN_Kako gptkb:IJN_Kiso gptkb:IJN_Mogami gptkb:IJN_Mogami-class_cruiser gptkb:IJN_Kiso-class_cruiser gptkb:IJN_Tatsuta gptkb:IJN_Tenryu gptkb:IJN_Ashigara gptkb:IJN_Haguro gptkb:IJN_Takao gptkb:USS_Houston gptkb:USS_Perth
gptkbp:outcome	loss of naval superiority for Allies
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:preceded_by	gptkb:Battle_of_Makassar_Strait
gptkbp:result	Japanese victory
gptkbp:significance	strategic control of the Dutch East Indies