ABDA Forces - Dutch admiral Doorman was in overall command, but the allies had communications problems either due to language differences or incompatible code books.
United States Navy
- Heavy Cruiser: Houston (Northampton class - the rear gun turret on the Houston was inoperable from previous battle damage)
Destroyers: DD-211 Alden, DD-216 John D. Edwards, DD-228 John D. Ford, DD-230 Paul Jones (all 4 stack, flush deckers)
Royal Navy
- Heavy Cruiser: Exeter (sister York)
Destroyers: Electra, Encounter (E/F class) ; Jupiter (J/K class)
Royal Australian Navy
- Light Cruiser: Perth (Sydney class - wore a double-sized White Ensign)
Royal Netherlands Navy
- Light Cruisers: De Ruyter (flag ship-Doorman), Java (sister Sumatra)
Destroyers: Kortenaer, Witte de With
Imperial Japanese Navy
- Heavy Cruisers: Haguro, Nachi (Myoko Class)
Light Cruisers: Jinstu, Naka (Sendai Class)
Destroyers: Harukaze (Kamikaze class); Sazanami, Ushio (Fubuki class); Kawakaze, Murasame, Samidare, Yamakaze, Yudachi (Shiratsuyu class); Asagumo, Minegumo (Asashio class), Amatsukaze, Hatsukaze, Tokitsukaze, Yukikaze (Kagero class)
The Japanese heavy cruisers used their seaplanes for spotting to good effect, the allies did not even launch theirs.
Sources
The Battle of the Java Sea By David Arthur Thomas, 1969
A Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy (1941-1945)By Paul S. Dull, 1978
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