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Battle of the Java Sea

1942 naval battle on the Pacific campaign of WWII, in present-day western Indonesia
Event naval_battle Q263142
Battle of the Java Sea
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Facts

7 properties
Instance of
naval battle
Location
Java Sea[2]
Part of
Dutch East Indies campaign[3]
Coordinate location
🗺️ -5.000°, 111.000°
Described by source
NavWeaps[9]
Participant
Netherlands, Australia, United States, Empire of Japan[5][6][7][8]
Point in time
February 27, 1942[4]
🏷️ Also known as
en Battle of the Java Sea cs Bitva v Jávském moři de Schlacht in der Javasee es batalla del Mar de Java fa نبرد دریای جاوه fi Jaavanmeren taistelu fr bataille de la mer de Java he קרב ים ג'אווה hu Jáva-tengeri csata id Pertempuran Laut Jawa it battaglia del Mare di Giava ja スラバヤ沖海戦 ja ジャヴァ海海戦 nl Eerste Slag in de Javazee nl Slag in de Javazee pl Bitwa na Morzu Jawajskim pt Batalha do Mar de Java ro bătălia din Marea Java ru Сражение в Яванском море sv Slaget vid Javasjön
🔖 Identifiers · 10
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh85069788
GND ID
1132098645
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/Battle-of-the-Java-Sea
Freebase ID
/m/02fz33
Harper's tag
java-sea-battle-of-the-1942
J9U entity ID
987007531508605171
NL CR AUT ID
ph164962
Topic's main category
Category:Battle of the Java Sea
Wellcome Collection concept ID
fcaztd54
Yale LUX ID
concept/1ae6b698-9fa5-4549-a4bb-ebbf94e7d082

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🔗 Connections
Participant 4
United States, Australia, Netherlands, Empire of Japan
← Participated in conflict 2
Shōji Nishimura, Raizō Tanaka
Belongs to 1
Dutch East Indies campaign
Described by source 1
NavWeaps
Instance of 1
naval battle
Location 1
Java Sea
Part of 1
Dutch East Indies campaign
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Summary

Battle of the Java Sea is a naval battle[1].

Related Entities

Australia Netherlands United States

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  1. [2] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → java-sea-battle-of-the-1942
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: java-sea-battle-of-the-1942, Matched to java sea battle of the 1942 (#289940369) in [[:toollabs:mix-n-matc"
  2. 24w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Point in time → +1942-02-27T00:00:00Z
    Location → Java Sea
    Part of → Dutch East Indies campaign
    Topic's main category → Category:Battle of the Java Sea
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim qualifiers: J9U entity ID: 987007531508605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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