page_title: Battle of Sunda Strait
section_title: Aftermath
hierarchical_section_title: Battle of Sunda Strait / Aftermath
caption_attribution_description: English: Commemorative plaque for HMAS Perth and USS Houston at Rockingham Naval Memorial Park. For the stone the plaque is mounted on, see File:Rockingham Naval Memorial Park, Commemorative stone for HMAS Perth (D29) and USS Houston (CA-30).jpg.
context_page_description: The Battle of Sunda Strait was a naval battle which occurred during World War II in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java, and Sumatra. On the night of 28 February – 1 March 1942, the Australian light cruiser HMAS Perth and the American heavy cruiser USS Houston faced a major Imperial Japanese Navy task force. After a fierce battle of several hours' duration, both Allied ships were sunk. Five Japanese ships were sunk, three of them by friendly fire.
context_section_description: Officially the Allied personnel killed during the battle included 696 members of the crew of Houston and 375 from Perth, including the captains of both vessels, Rooks and Waller. The survivors were picked up by Japanese vessels and taken prisoner, included 368 from Houston and 307 from Perth. Rooks was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions. The majority of Evertsen's crew was taken prisoner on 9–10 March 1942 and were held by the Japanese for three and a half years.
  The crew of the Japanese cruiser Mikuma suffered six killed and 11 wounded, as a result of damage caused by Houston. A direct shell hit to the bridge of the destroyer Shirayuki killed one crew member and wounded 11; Harukaze suffered hits to her bridge, engine room and rudder, killing three and wounding more than 15 others.
caption: Commemorative plaque for HMAS Perth and USS Houston at Rockingham Naval Memorial Park in Rockingham, Western Australia.
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