Guide of CORAL SEA

Commonwealth Secretariat - Coral Sea Islands Territory (CSIT)
Geography Land and sea area: about 780, 000 sq km Topography: The islands are small, formed mostly of coral and sand.
Dermochelys coriacea , the world's largest and most endangered species of sea-turtle, nests in the territory, as well as five other species of sea-turtle.
Administration Under the Coral Sea Islands Act of 1969, the Coral Sea Islands are an Australian territory administered by the minister for regional development, territories and local government.


CORAL SEA

Battle of the Coral Sea, 4-8 May 1942 - Japanese intentions [Australian War Memorial]
Encyclopedia Battle of the Coral Sea, 4-8 May 1942 .
A group consisting of a seaplane tender supported by two light cruisers, three gunboats and minelayer would establish an air base at Deboyne island in the Louisiade Archipelago.
A carrier striking force consisting of the fleet carriers Shokaku and Zuikaku , two heavy cruisers and six destroyers and a tanker to operate in the Coral Sea to destroy any Allied force attempting to interfere.
A landing group of one troopship with a seaplane carrier a minelayer and some smaller vessels, escorted by two destroyers, to occupy Tulagi.
That day, covered by the Shoho 's group, the Japanese occupied Tulagi, and established a seaplane base with six A6M2-N floatplane fighters.
They flew no searches that day, leaving reconnaissance to the long-range aircraft of the 25th Air Flotilla based mainly at Rabaul.
When enough information became available to make the Japanese intentions apparent, Fletcher, having amalgamated his three task forces to form the single Task Force 17, steamed westwards through the night in preparation for launching search flights at dawn.
Crace's mission was to prevent any Japanese force debouching from the Jomard Passage into the Coral Sea.

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United States - Apart from the defence of its Western seaboard, Panama Canal Zone, Alaska and the Aleutians, Hawaiian Islands and various islands in the Central Pacific, the US had responsibility for the Philippines.
Air cover was maintained by land-based aircraft or from carriers and seaplane carriers as necessary, and battleships and cruisers provided distant support.
From there they drove down the west coast of Malaya towards Singapore, outflanking the defences by land and sea.
In the evening of the 9th , Force Z was well up into the South China Sea.
South - Dutch East lndies - The two-pronged advance on Java continued with airborne landings on Palembang in southern Sumatra on the 14th, followed up by landings from the sea one day later by forces carried from Indochina.
27th February-1st March - Battles of the Java Sea - ABDA's main naval force was commanded by the Dutch Adm Doorman and consisted of a mixed squadron of cruisers and destroyers for the defence of Java: heavy cruisers "Exeter" and the US "Houston", light cruisers "Perth" (Australian), "De Ruyter" and Java" (both Dutch), destroyers "Electra", "Encounter", "Jupiter", plus two Dutch and four American.

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