Karel Doorman

Karel Doorman
Doorman in 1930
Birth nameKarel Willem Frederik Marie Doorman
Born(1889-04-23)23 April 1889
Utrecht, Netherlands
Died28 February 1942(1942-02-28) (aged 52)
Java Sea
Allegiance Netherlands
Branch Royal Netherlands Navy
Service years1906–1942
RankSchout-bij-nacht
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Karel Willem Frederik Marie Doorman (23 April 1889 – 28 February 1942) was a Dutch naval officer who during World War II commanded remnants of the short-lived American-British-Dutch-Australian Command naval strike forces in the Battle of the Java Sea. He was killed in action when his flagship HNLMS De Ruyter was torpedoed during the battle, having chosen to go down with the ship.