Short answers, pulled from the story.
Rear Admiral Karel Doorman led the multinational Allied fleet from Surabaya toward the Java Sea. The force included two heavy cruisers and three light cruisers alongside nine destroyers representing Dutch, American, British, and Australian navies.
Haguro's torpedo hit De Ruyter destroying all power and starting massive fires that spread throughout the ship. Flooding overwhelmed damage control over three hours until the flagship capsized killing Admiral Doorman and Captain Eugène Lacomblé among three hundred sixty-seven dead.
Perth and Houston departed Tanjung Priok at 19:00 on the 28th of February heading through Sunda Strait where they encountered Japanese invasion fleet escorts including Fubuki, Shirayuki, Hatsuyuki, and Asakaze. Mogami and Mikuma blasted Houston with thirty shell hits and two torpedoes while Harukaze destroyed Perth's forward engine room with one torpedo followed by another flooding her bow then finishing her off with two more torpedoes from Murakumo.
The complete destruction of Doorman's fleet across Java Sea and Sunda Strait battles disbanded ABDA forces entirely. Four American destroyers John D. Edwards, John D. Ford, Alden, and Paul Jones became sole survivors escaping to Fremantle after brief encounters with Japanese destroyers Hatsuharu, Nenohi, Wakaba, and Hatsushimo.
A two-hour gun battle scored no hits until Haguro and Nachi arrived four minutes later hitting Exeter with an 8-inch shell destroying remaining boilers. Slowing to a stop the cruiser lost all electrical power and guns setting fire that led crew to scuttle her.