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.
Battle of Badung Strait
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The Battle of Badung Strait was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought on the night of 19/20 February 1942 in Badung Strait between the American-British-Dutch-Australian Comman
HNLMS De Ruyter off Java in 1942.
HNLMS Tromp in Sydney after undergoing repairs for damage sustained during the battle