4 Feb 1942
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- US submarine USS Sculpin attacked Japanese destroyer Sukukaze at mouth of Staring Bay near Kendari, Celebes, Dutch East Indies, causing damaging to the destroyer and killing 9 of her crew. ww2dbase [Sculpin | Staring Bay, Celebes | CPC]
18 Feb 1942
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Repair ship Akashi arrived at Staring Bay, Celebes, Dutch East Indies. ww2dbase [Akashi | Staring Bay, Celebes | CPC]
21 Feb 1942
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Akagi arrived at Staring Bay, Celebes, Dutch East Indies. ww2dbase [Akagi | Staring Bay, Celebes | CPC]
- Kaga arrived at Staring Bay near Kendari, Celebes, Dutch East Indies. ww2dbase [Kaga | Staring Bay, Celebes | CPC]
- Ariake and Yugure arrived at Staring Bay, Celebes, Dutch East Indies at 1015 hours. ww2dbase [Yugure | Staring Bay, Celebes | CPC]
24 Feb 1942
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Nachi departed Staring Bay, Celebes, Dutch East Indies with Cruiser Division 5. ww2dbase [Nachi | Staring Bay, Celebes | CPC]
- Ariake and Yugure departed Staring Bay, Celebes, Dutch East Indies at 1830 hours. ww2dbase [Yugure | Staring Bay, Celebes | CPC]
25 Feb 1942
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Akagi departed Staring Bay, Celebes, Dutch East Indies with the Striking Force to cover the invasion of Java. ww2dbase [Akagi | Staring Bay, Celebes | CPC]
- Kaga departed Staring Bay near Kendari, Celebes, Dutch East Indies. ww2dbase [Kaga | Staring Bay, Celebes | CPC]
9 Mar 1942
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Akagi returned to Staring Bay, Celebes, Dutch East Indies after the fall of Java. ww2dbase [Akagi | Staring Bay, Celebes | CPC]
10 Mar 1942
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Yugure arrived at Staring Bay, Celebes, Dutch East Indies at 1550 hours. ww2dbase [Yugure | Staring Bay, Celebes | CPC]
11 Mar 1942
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Kaga arrived at Staring Bay near Kendari, Celebes, Dutch East Indies. ww2dbase [Kaga | Staring Bay, Celebes | CPC]
- Ariake and Yugure departed Staring Bay, Celebes, Dutch East Indies at 1630 hours. ww2dbase [Yugure | Staring Bay, Celebes | CPC]
15 Mar 1942
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Kaga departed Staring Bay near Kendari, Celebes, Dutch East Indies. ww2dbase [Kaga | Staring Bay, Celebes | CPC]
24 Mar 1942
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Shokaku arrived at Staring Bay at Celebes, Dutch East Indies, joining Zuikaku. ww2dbase [Shokaku | Staring Bay, Celebes | CPC]
26 Mar 1942
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Akagi departed Staring Bay, Celebes, Dutch East Indies with the Striking Force (less Kaga) together with Battleship Division 3, Cruiser Division 8, and Destroyer Squadron 1 for "Operation C", the raid into the Indian Ocean. ww2dbase [Akagi | Staring Bay, Celebes | CPC]
- Shokaku departed Staring Bay, Celebes, Dutch East Indies for Operation C. She was assigned to First Air Fleet, Carrier Division 5, Striking Force, Air Attack Force. ww2dbase [Shokaku | Staring Bay, Celebes | CPC]
- Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo's Japanese First Air Fleet, built around a nucleus of five aircraft carriers, sailed from Staring Bay, Celebes, Dutch East Indies to the west of Timor into the Indian Ocean with the intention of attacking the Royal Navy's bases at Colombo and Trincomalee in Ceylon. ww2dbase [Raids into the Indian Ocean | Staring Bay, Celebes | CPC]
27 Mar 1942
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Repair ship Akashi departed Staring Bay, Celebes, Dutch East Indies. ww2dbase [Akashi | Staring Bay, Celebes | CPC]
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