21 Feb 1942
Ceylon
Ceylon
- USS Marblehead arrived at Trincomalee, Ceylon. ww2dbase [Marblehead | Trincomalee | CPC]
25 Feb 1942
Ceylon
Ceylon
- HMS Hermes arrived at Trincomalee, Ceylon and disembarked Swordfish torpedo bombers of 814 Naval Air Squadron. ww2dbase [Hermes | Trincomalee | CPC]
2 Mar 1942
Ceylon
Ceylon
- USS Marblehead departed Trincomalee, Ceylon. ww2dbase [Marblehead | Trincomalee | CPC]
8 Apr 1942
Ceylon
Ceylon
- A Catalina flying boat spotted a Japanese carrier fleet approaching Trincomalee, Ceylon. On this news, British aircraft carrier HMS Hermes and Australian destroyer HMAS Vampire departed Trincomalee in an attempt to escape the impending attack. ww2dbase [Raids into the Indian Ocean | Trincomalee | CPC]
9 Apr 1942
Ceylon
Ceylon
- Akagi launched air strikes against Trincomalee, Ceylon from the Indian Ocean. ww2dbase [Raids into the Indian Ocean | Akagi | Trincomalee | CPC]
- Shokaku launched air strikes against Trincomalee, Ceylon from the Indian Ocean. ww2dbase [Raids into the Indian Ocean | Shokaku | Trincomalee | CPC]
31 Mar 1944
Ceylon
Ceylon
- USS Saratoga, HMS Cumberland, USS Cummings, USS Fanning, USS Dunlap, and ships of the Royal Navy Eastern Fleet arrived at Trincomalee, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). ww2dbase [Operation Cockpit and Operation Transom | Saratoga | Cummings | Cumberland | Trincomalee | DS]
8 Aug 1944
Ceylon
Ceylon
- HMS Howe arrived at Trincomalee, Ceylon. ww2dbase [Howe | Trincomalee | CPC]
- HMS Valiant was damaged at Trincomalee, Ceylon when the floating drydock in which she was docked suddenly collapsed. ww2dbase [Valiant | Trincomalee | CPC]
16 Jan 1945
Ceylon
Ceylon
- HMS King George V departed Trincomalee, Ceylon. ww2dbase [King George V | Trincomalee | CPC]
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