Battle of the Malacca Strait

Cuándo

15 may 1945 – 16 may 1945

Tipo

Batalla

Coordenadas

4.00° N, 100.00° E

Description

1945 naval battle

Naval

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War

World War II

1945 Naval battle in World War II

The Battle of the Malacca Strait, sometimes called the Sinking of Haguro, and in Japanese sources as the Battle off Penang (ペナン沖海戦), was a naval battle that resulted from the British search-and-destroy operation in May 1945, called Operation Dukedom, that resulted in the sinking of the Japanese cruiser Haguro.

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