HNLMS Kortenaer (1927)
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HNLMS Kortenaer was an Admiralen-class destroyer operated by the Royal Netherlands Navy between 1928 and 1942. Equipped to also operate as a minelayer, she was built to defend the Dutch East Indies an
HNLMS Kortenaer in calm waters
The British HMS Encounter, which rescued the survivors of Kortenaer following the initial engagement in the Java Sea.
The American-British-Dutch-Australian Command, or ABDACOM, was the short-lived supreme command for all Allied forces in South East Asia in early 1942, during the Pacific War in World War II. It consis
HNLMS Kortenaer (1927)
…protected colonial waters even after the Netherlands had capitulated to Germany. Following Japanese attacks throughout Asia in 1942, Kortenaer joined the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command fleet to aid in the defense of the East Indies. While she was intended to participate in the Battle of Badung Strait, she ran aground when leaving port…
The first ABDACOM conference. Seated around the table, from left: Admirals Layton, Helfrich, and Hart, General ter Poorten, Colonel Kengen (at head of table), and Generals Wavell, Brett, and Brereton
ABDACOM Area
Japanese attacks along the Malay Barrier December 23, 1941 – February 21, 1942.
General Sir Archibald Wavell.