cdf%naucse.UUCP@arizona.edu ("Ghost" Fischer) (07/22/89)
From: cdf%naucse.UUCP@arizona.edu ("Ghost" Fischer)
>Dutch territories were controlled by the Dutch government-in-exile, located
>(I think) in England. (It was the US, the British, and the Dutch g-i-e who
>decided to cut off Japan's oil supply in retaliation for events in China,
>thus precipitating Pearl Harbor.) How the details of this worked, I don't
>know offhand.
>
> Henry Spencer at U of Toronto Zoology
In William Manchester's "The Glory and the Dream"(TGD), it describes the
Battle of Java Sea. The Allied fleet was commanded by a Dutch Admiral
and his commands had to be translated for the commanders of his ships.
The allied fleet was outmatched, with the largest being 2 Cruisers
compared to the Japanese 4 battleships and 5 carriers. Half of the
Dutch ships went down before the Japanese planes finished off the rest.
The last two surviving ships were the U.S.S. Houston and the Australian
Perth and were sunk trying to escape through Sunda Straight.
Also TGD, says that the Dutch were very angry about Field Marshal Wavell
flying off to India and leaving them to their fate. rick@pavlov.tmc.edu (Richard H. Miller) (08/07/89)
From: "Richard H. Miller" <rick@pavlov.tmc.edu> In article <8523@cbnews.ATT.COM>, cdf%naucse.UUCP@arizona.edu ("Ghost" Fischer) writes: > The last two surviving ships were the U.S.S. Houston and the Australian > Perth and were sunk trying to escape through Sunda Straight. I don't have my references with me, but I do know that the Houston and Perth were sunk in an attack on the Japanese invasion force in the Sundra Strait. The USNI published a book not too long ago on this called (I think) "The Ghost of the Sundra Strait". I will check my references tonite and try to post something next week. Richard H. Miller Email: rick@bcm.tmc.edu Asst. Dir. for Technical Support Voice: (713)798-3532 Baylor College of Medicine US Mail: One Baylor Plaza, 302H Houston, Texas 77030
welty@lewis.crd.ge.com (richard welty) (08/09/89)
From: welty@lewis.crd.ge.com (richard welty) In article <8830@cbnews.ATT.COM>, Richard H. Miller writes: *From: "Richard H. Miller" <rick@pavlov.tmc.edu> *In article <8523@cbnews.ATT.COM>, cdf%naucse.UUCP@arizona.edu ("Ghost" Fischer) writes: *> The last two surviving ships were the U.S.S. Houston and the Australian *> Perth and were sunk trying to escape through Sunda Straight. *I don't have my references with me, but I do know that the Houston and Perth *were sunk in an attack on the Japanese invasion force in the Sundra Strait. quite right. the confusion probably arises because the fate of Huston and Perth were not known until after the end of the war, when the survivors were released from Japanese POW camps. before that, all that was known was that the two cruisers did not rendezvous with the destroyer that was waiting to try and escape with them, and as such most listings (such as the war loss section of Jane's) were decidedly vague about how they were lost. richard -- richard welty 518-387-6346, GE R&D, K1-5C39, Niskayuna, New York ..!crdgw1!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty welty@lewis.crd.ge.com ``Lucas -- a good day's work, and home before dark''