Karel Doorman

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Karel Doorman
Doorman in 1930
Birth name	Karel Willem Frederik Marie Doorman
Born	(1889-04-23)23 April 1889 Utrecht, Netherlands
Died	28 February 1942(1942-02-28) (aged 52) Java Sea
Allegiance	Netherlands
Branch	Royal Netherlands Navy
Service years	1906–1942
Rank	Schout-bij-nacht
Commands held	HNLMS Prins van Oranje HNLMS Witte de With HNLMS Evertsen HNLMS Sumatra HNLMS Java Naval Aviation, East Indies East Indies Squadron ABDA Combined Striking Force
Conflict	World War II    Dutch East Indies Campaign       Battle of Makassar Strait       Battle of Badung Strait       Battle of the Java Sea †
Awards	Military Order of William Order of the Netherlands Lion Order of Orange-Nassau

Karel Willem Frederik Marie Doorman (23 April 1889 – 28 February 1942) was a Dutch naval officer who during World War II commanded remnants of the short-lived American-British-Dutch-Australian Command naval strike forces in the Battle of the Java Sea. He was killed in action when his flagship HNLMS De Ruyter was torpedoed during the battle, having chosen to go down with the ship.