Battle of the Malacca Strait

Quando

15 de mai. de 1945 – 16 de mai. de 1945

Tipo

Batalha

Coordenadas

4.00° N, 100.00° E

Description

1945 naval battle

Naval

sim

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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