battle, Cold War

Battle of Arafura Sea

Name: Battle of Arafura Sea
Location: Battle of Arafura Sea

Battle of Arafura Sea was a battle fought in 1962. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Q17058688. The recorded result: Dutch victory.

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Fought1962

Whererecorded coordinates9.500S, 135.000E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeDutch victory

BelligerentsIndonesiaagainstNetherlands

Casualties and losses1 torpedo boat sunk; 2 torpedo boats disabled; 21–39 killed; 52–55 capturedandNone

Part ofQ17058688

Record

Date	1962 (year precision)
Place	recorded coordinates only 9.500S, 135.000E
Kind	Battle, Cold War
Strength	3 Jaguar; RI Matjan Tutul; RI Matjan Kumbang; RI Harimau; Transporting 150 Indonesian Marine Corps	2 S-class destroyers; Evertsen; Kortenaer; 1 Friesland; Utrecht; Supported by a Lockheed P-2 Neptune plane
Casualties and losses	1 torpedo boat sunk; 2 torpedo boats disabled; 21–39 killed; 52–55 captured	None
Commanders	Sudomo Yos Sudarso

Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Bombing of Darwin 1942, 561 km SW
Battle of Mubo 1943, 797 km NE
Battle of Bobdubi 1943, 797 km NE
Battle of Roosevelt Ridge 1943, 797 km NE
Battle of Noemfoor 1944, 947 km N

Elsewhere in 1962

Battle of Arafura Sea is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2219250, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Arafura Sea, revision 1370432304, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.