Cruiser (84 page)

Perth under air attack in the Mediterranean, 1941.
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ATERCOLOUR BY
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AY
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ARKIN
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A German bomb lands near
Perth
off Crete, in the Mediterranean.
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AWM
P01915.005)

Isoroku Yamamoto, architect of the attack on Pearl Harbor
(seen here as a vice-admiral).

Commodore John Collins, who gave
Perth
her last sailing orders.
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AWM
014113)

Dutch Rear-Admiral Karel Doorman, a brave commander tragically out of his depth.
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ONINKLIJKE
M
ARINE
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The Japanese light cruiser
Jintsu,
a destroyer-flotilla leader in the Java Sea Battle.
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AVY
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ISTORICAL
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ENTER
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The British heavy cruiser HMS
Exeter,
a hero of the Battle of the River Plate, lost after the Java Sea Battle.
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OYAL
N
AVY
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The Dutch light cruiser HNLMS
De Ruyter,
Admiral Doorman's flagship at the Battle of the Java Sea.
(K
ONINKLIJKE
M
ARINE
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Captain Albert Rooks, Commanding Officer of the USS
Houston,
won a posthumous Medal of Honor for the Battle of the Sunda Strait.
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AVY
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ISTORICAL
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ENTER
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The heavy cruiser USS
Houston
in 1938. The flags at her mastheads signify that President Franklin D. Roosevelt is on board.
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ISTORICAL
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The Japanese destroyer
Fubuki
(the name means ‘blizzard'). She was the first enemy ship to sight
Perth
and
Houston
heading for the Sunda Strait.
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MPERIAL
J
APANESE
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AVY
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Perth
with her final camouflage coat. There was never any proof that it confused the enemy.
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AVAL
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ISTORICAL
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OCIETY OF
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USTRALIA
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