▁combat ▁operations , ▁including ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Java ▁Sea . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁March , ▁south ▁of ▁B ali , ▁At ago ▁and ▁Tak ao ▁s ank ▁the ▁old ▁destroy er ▁. ▁On ▁ 4 ▁March , ▁At ago , ▁Tak ao ▁and ▁May a , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁destroy ers ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁attacked ▁a ▁con voy ▁which ▁had ▁depart ed ▁T j il at j ap ▁for ▁F rem ant le , ▁Australia , ▁and ▁s ank ▁the ▁Royal ▁Australian ▁Navy ▁s loop ▁ ▁after ▁a ▁ 9 0 - min ute ▁battle , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁British ▁tank er ▁Fran col , ▁dep ot ▁ship ▁An king , ▁and ▁British ▁mines we eper ▁ 5 1 . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁battle , ▁At ago ▁captured ▁the ▁ 1 0 3 0 ▁ton ▁Dutch ▁fre ighter ▁Du y ma er ▁van ▁Tw ist ▁and ▁ 7 0 8 9 ▁ton ▁fre ighter ▁T j is ar oe a , ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁later ▁placed ▁into ▁Japanese ▁service . ▁After ▁taking ▁Vice ▁Admir al ▁K ond ō ▁on ▁an ▁ins pection ▁tour ▁of ▁Japan ’ s ▁new ▁poss essions ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁Netherlands ▁East ▁Ind ies , ▁At ago ▁returned ▁to ▁Y ok os uka ▁Naval ▁District ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁un success ful ▁purs uit ▁of ▁Admir al ▁William ▁F . ▁H alse y ' s ▁Task ▁Group ▁ 1 6 . 2 ▁( T G