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Right, DD 219 was sunk the day after the proper battle of the Java Sea. She was engaged by two Battleships and two heavy cruisers and over 20 divebombers from Kido Butai. The men o war could not score a hit after firing over 1300 rounds and the divebombers only got one hit which damaged the steering of the ship. This was the only US Naval ship to directly engage Kido Butai. For more info see Don kehn's "On a Blue Sea of Blood", published by Zenith and due to release summer 2008.
-James Nix, grandson of Lt. J.J. Nix, the last skipper of the USS Edsall, DD 219.Jamestnix2054 (talk) 22:31, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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