A Ship Pretended to Be an Island for Enemy Escape

When you’re surrounded by enemies and everything’s at stake, what would you choose: overwhelming force or a cunning and subtle tactic? Don’t answer too quickly! After this story about a small ship that escaped an entire Japanese fleet by disguising itself as a tropical island, you may change your mind.

Naval combat is a fearsome thing. The only thing a crew can rely on is their ship. Their destinies are intertwined. If a ship is in danger, its crew is in danger too. The Battle of the Java Sea was nothing less than a tragedy for Allied Forces in World War II. After 7 dreadful hours of fighting, the whole Allied fleet was destroyed, with just a few lucky exceptions. One of those exceptions was a small ship...