I'll have to check my "archives" for the Java Sea battle for the Japanese destroyers, but the IJN side was well represented with heavy cruisers "Nachi" and "Haguro" and light cruisers "Jintsu" and "Naka". From memory the IJN had 14 destroyers, two of them were most definitely "Asagumo" and "Minegumo".
The ABDA force consisted of heavy cruisers USS "Houston" and HMS "Exeter", but the "Houston's" X turret was out of action, reducing her main battery by one third.
Light cruisers were Hr.Ms. "De Ruyter", Hr.Ms. "Java" and HMAS "Perth". Destroyers were HMS "Electra", HMS "Encounter", HMS "Jupiter", Hr.Ms "Kortenaer", Hr,Ms. "Witte de With", USS "Alden", USS "John D. Edwards", USS "John D. Ford" and USS "Paul Jones".
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