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On This Day in History - February 27, 1942
February 27, 1942 #OTD World War II: Battle of the Java Sea HNLMS Java (Pictured) is torpedoed by the Japanese heavy cruiser Nachi. The torpedo detonated an aft magazine and blew the stern off the ship, causing flooding in the aft engine room and setting fire to the anti-aircraft deck. As the... read more
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On This Day in History - February 27, 1942
February 27, 1942 #OTD World War II: Battle of the Java Sea The dutch light cruiser HNLMS de Ruyter the flagship of Dutch Rear-Admiral Karel Doorman, with his flag captain Eugène Lacomblé (who had previously served on board the ship as a lieutenant) is hit by a single Type 93 torpedo fired by the... read more
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On This Day in History - February 28, 1942
February 28, 1942 #OTD World War II: Battle of the Java Sea At about 2:30am HNLMS De Ruyter (Pictured) the flagship of Dutch Admiral Karel Doorman after it was hit by a Japanese torpedo sank with the loss of 367 men, including Admiral Doorman and Captain Lacomblé. The wreck of De Ruyter was... read more
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On This Day in History - February 28, 1942
February 28, 1942 #OTD Eugene Lacomble, Dutch captain who served in the Royal Netherlands Navy. He commanded HNLMS De Ruyter and alongside with Vice-Admiral Karel Doorman went down with the ship during the Battle of the Java Sea during the Second World War. (Born: 1896), died on this day aboard... read more
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Next Wednesday
Next Wednesday marks the 82nd anniversary of the Battle of the Java Sea and the sinking of Dutch light cruiser HNLMS De Ruyter (Pictured Above) with the loss of 367 men aboard including Captain Eugéne Lacomblé and Vice Admiral Karel Doorman (Pictured Below). (edited)
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On This Day in History - February 28, 1942
February 28, 1942 #OTD Karel Doorman, 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. Doorman was born 1889 in Utrecht, Netherlands, and raised as a Roman Catholic from a... read more
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