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What Was The Battle of the Java Sea?

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Anonymous

16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

The Battle of the Java Sea was WWII's largest Cruiser Fleet action of the war. The combined Dutch/British/US cruiser fleet was defeated in a surface duel by Imperial Cruisers.

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