![Fire from the guns of the Australian cruiser HMAS Perth splits the darkness in the opening moments of the Battle of Sunda Strait on February 25, 1942. The Australian vessel and the American cruiser Houston were lost in action against the Japanese.](https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2003/09/W309001-crop-760x427.jpg)
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USS Houston And HMAS Perth Stood Tall At the Battle Of Sunda Strait
By John WukovitsThe haggard American sailors aboard the limping cruiser hoped that the journey upon which they had just embarked was the long-expected voyage back to the United States. Read more