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USS Houston and HMAS Perth: Heroic last stand of the Allied cruisers, 1942 (documentary)

Having severely lost the Battle of the Java Sea, the remaining Allied fleet prepared to leave Java behind and sail to Australia. Among the departing ships were the uss Houston and hmas Perth. The ...
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Japanese caught Allies by surprise in Battle of Sunda Strait

AFTER surviving the Allied defeat at the battle of the Java Sea the day before, on February 28, 1942, Captain Hector “Hec” Waller had orders to retreat — to take the HMAS Perth to safety to Tjilatjap ...