Second Battle of the Java Sea

Battle of the Java Sea (II)
Part of the Pacific theatre of World War II
HMS Exeter sinking
Date 1 March 1942 Location Java Sea, Dutch East Indies Result Japanese victory
Belligerents
Japan	United Kingdom  United States
Commanders and leaders
Takeo Takagi Ibo Takahashi	Oliver Gordon
Strength
4 heavy cruisers 5 destroyers 1 light aircraft carrier 2 seaplane tenders [1] [2]	1 heavy cruiser 2 destroyers
Casualties and losses
1 destroyer damaged	800 captured 1 heavy cruiser sunk 2 destroyers sunk

The Second Battle of the Java Sea was the last naval action of the Netherlands East Indies campaign, of 1941–42. It occurred on 1 March 1942, two days after the first Battle of the Java Sea. It saw the end of the last Allied warships operating in the waters around Java, allowing Japanese forces to complete their conquest of the Dutch East Indies unhindered.