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Events on Friday 27 February 1942 1
1942Battle of the Java SeaJapanese navy destroys an Allied squadronA combined American, British, Dutch and Australian naval force under Rear Admiral Karel Doorman tried to intercept a Japanese invasion convoy bound for Java. The Allies lost two cruisers and several destroyers, and Doorman was killed. The defeat left Java open to invasion.