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| Location Bunda Roads is an anchorage area between the northern coast of Java to the west and Madura Island (Madoera) to the east. To the north is the Java Sea. To the south is Madura Strait (Surabaya Strait) and beyond Surabaja (Surabaya). Prewar and during the Pacific War located in the Netherlands East Indies (NEI). Today part of East Java Province (Propinsi Jawa Timur) in Indonesia. Wartime History During the early months of the Pacific War, used as an anchorage by Allied warships. The Madura Strait (Surabaya Strait) to the south was a minefield. On February 2, 1942 American-British-Dutch-Australian Flotilla (ABDAFLOAT) Striking Force warships anchor in Bunda Roads including heavy cruiser USS Houston (CA-30), light cruisers Hr. Ms. De Ruyter (flagship), Hr. Ms. Tromp, USS Marblehead (CL-12) and destroyers USS Barker (DD-213), USS Bulmer (DD-222), USS Paul Jones (DD-230), USS Whipple (DD-217), USS Pillsbury (DD-227), USS John D. Edwards (DD-216) and USS Stewart (DD-224), Hr. Ms. Banckert, Hr. Ms. Piet Hein (PH) and Hr. Ms. Van Ghent. On February 4, 1942 after midnight, the warships depart to intercept anothr Japanese convoy spotted at the southern entrance of the Macassar Strait but due to air attacks during the Battle of Makassar Strait then aborts the sortie. References British Admiralty Nautical Chart 975 "Approaches to Surabaya" Scale 1:80,000 British Admiralty Nautical Chart 977 "Jawa North Coast, Selat Surabaya Sheet 1" Pub. 163 Sailing Direction (Enroute) Borneo, Jawa, Sulawesi, and Nusa Tenggara (2025) does not list "Bunda Roads" Contribute Information Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated March 3, 2026 |
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