1942-02-04
Air attack in the Bali Sea
Bali Sea, about 07°28' S, 115°37' E
On 4 February 1942 Rear Admiral Karel Doorman took a striking force into the Bali Sea for a hit-and-run toward Makassar Strait. His flag was in De Ruyter. He was not her captain. With him were Tromp, Piet Hein, Banckert, Van Ghent, Houston, Marblehead, Stewart, John D. Edwards, Barker, and Bulmer. Aircraft found them about 0955, near 07°28' S, 115°37' E. A bomb hit the roof of Houston's after 8-inch turret. Marblehead was hit and was straddled, and she was sent home for repairs. The raid was called off. The hits are not credited to one aircraft. None of these ships was sunk.
Sunk in this fight
No ship in the catalog was sunk in this fight.
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