What the records say
- When
- 26 Sep 1943
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 1.29° N, 103.87° E
- Description
- sabotage operation against Japanese shipping in Singapore during World War Two
Operation Jaywick
1943 Allied commando raid in Singapore
Operation Jaywick was a special operation undertaken in the Second World War. In September 1943, 14 commandos and sailors from the Allied Z Special Unit raided Japanese shipping in Singapore Harbour, sinking three ships and damaging three more using limpet mines.
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