1 Apr 1942
Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
- British submarine HMS Truant sank Japanese merchant ships Yae Maru and Shunsei Maru in the Malacca Strait between Malaya and Sumatra, Dutch East Indies. ww2dbase [Malacca Strait | CPC]
17 Jul 1944
Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
- The Royal Navy submarine HMS/m Telemachus (Commander William King) torpedoed and sank the large Japanese submarine I-166 in the Malacca Strait. ww2dbase [Malacca Strait | AC]
15 May 1945
Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
- British destroyer forces sank the Japanese cruiser Haguro in the Malacca Strait off the Malay Peninsula. ww2dbase [Haguro | Malacca Strait | AC]
16 May 1945
Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
- Aircraft from escort carrier HMS Emperor attacked Japanese cruiser Haguro at the entrance of the Malacca Strait. ww2dbase [Haguro | Malacca Strait | CPC]
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