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Indian Ocean in World War II

November 11, 2023

Indian Ocean Campaign
Part of World War II

Aircraft Carrier HMS Hermes (95) sinking during the Indian Ocean raid
Date1940 - 15 August 1945
Location
Indian Ocean and its surroundings
Result Allied victory
Belligerents

Allies
 British Empire

 Australia
Netherlands
 Free France
 United States
 New Zealand

Axis
 Japan
 Germany
 Italy

 Vichy France
The pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee brought World War II to the Indian Ocean in 1939.
Atlantis was the first disguised commerce raider in the Indian Ocean.
Galileo Galilei was one of eight Italian submarines operating out of Massawa, and is shown here being captured by the Royal Navy.
HMS Hermes as a convoy escort during the first year of wartime patrols.
Italian commerce raider Ramb I sinking.
Fairey Albacore bombers launched from HMS Formidable raided Massawa.
Pantera was one of the destroyers based at Massawa destroyed when the Allies captured Italy's east African colonies.
Commerce raider Kormoran preparing to refuel a U-boat.
HMAS Sydney was the only cruiser to be sunk by a commerce raider.
USS Langley under air attack south of Java.
HMAS Yarra was sunk by Japanese warships south of Java.
HMS Cornwall and HMS Dorsetshire under attack by Japanese dive bombers on 5 April 1942.
HMS Cornwall sinking following air attack.
HMIS Indus in Akyab harbour, Burma, 1942.
Japanese submarine I-10 shown at Penang between Indian Ocean patrols.
Bristol Blenheims of No. 60 Squadron RAF flying low to attack a Japanese coaster off Akyab, Burma on 11 October 1942.
Japanese commerce raider Hōkoku Maru.
HMAS Arunta evacuated troops from Japanese-occupied Timor.
Italy's most successful submarine Leonardo da Vinci sank ships in the western Indian Ocean during patrols from European bases.
Dutch submarine O-21 patrolled the Andaman Sea.
Tenth Air Force B-24 Liberators sank several ships in the Andaman Sea.
German submarine U-511 was the first U-boat to reach the eastern Indian Ocean and was presented to Japan as IJN RO-500.
HMS Tally-Ho was one of several British T-class submarines patrolling the Strait of Malacca.
HMS Illustrious operated with USS Saratoga for Indian Ocean air raids.
HMS Khedive was one of several escort carriers serving in the Indian Ocean.
Fireflies returning to HMS Indefatigable following Operation Lentil airstrikes.
Battleships HMS Valiant and Richelieu during Operation Bishop.
Operation Dracula was the last major amphibious landing in the Indian Ocean.
German submarine U-532 was the last of the Monsun Gruppe to return to Europe, and is shown arriving in Liverpool after the German surrender.
Haguro was sunk evacuating Japanese troops from Port Blair.

Prior to World War II, the Indian Ocean was an important maritime trade route between European nations and their colonial territories in East Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, British India, Indochina, the East Indies (Indonesia), and Australia for a long time. Naval presence was dominated by the Royal Navy Eastern Fleet and the Royal Australian Navy as World War II began, with a major portion of the Royal Netherlands Navy operating in the Dutch East Indies and the Red Sea Flotilla of the Italian Regia Marina operating from Massawa.

Axis naval forces gave a high priority to disrupting Allied trade in the Indian Ocean. Initial anti-shipping measures of unrestricted submarine warfare and covert raiding ships expanded to include airstrikes by aircraft carriers and raids by cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy. A Kriegsmarine Monsun Gruppe of U-boats operated from the eastern Indian Ocean after the Persian Corridor became an important military supply route to the Soviet Union.

Chronology edit

1940 edit

The Regia Marina Red Sea Flotilla based at Massawa provided a focal point for Indian Ocean naval activity following Italian declaration of war on 10 June 1940; although Indian Ocean patrols of Kriegsmarine merchant raiders required defensive dispersion of Allied cruisers after May.

  • 23 March 1940: The Royal Navy established the Malaya Force of cruisers, destroyers and submarines to stop German merchant ships leaving the Dutch East Indies.[2]
  • 11 May 1940: German merchant raider Atlantis entered the Indian Ocean from the South Atlantic.[3]
  • 7 June 1940: Italian warships began minelaying off Massawa and Assab.[4]
  • 10 June 1940: Eight Italian submarines began war patrols of the Indian Ocean from Massawa.[5] Some of these submarines were lost because leakage of chloromethane air conditioning refrigerants caused central nervous system poisoning of their crews from recirculating air during submerged operations.[6]
  • 10 June 1940: Atlantis captured the freighter Tirranna in the Central Indian Ocean.[3]
  • 16 June 1940: Italian submarine Galileo Galilei sank the tanker James Stove.[5]
  • 19 June 1940: Galileo Galilei was captured by the British naval trawler Moonstone.[5]
  • 23 June 1940: Italian submarine Torricelli sank HMS Khartoum before being sunk by accompanying destroyers.[5]
  • 24 June 1940: Italian submarine Galvani sank the sloop HMIS Pathan before being sunk by the sloop HMS Falmouth.[5]
  • 11 July 1940: Atlantis sank the freighter City of Bagdad south of India.[3]
  • 13 July 1940: Atlantis sank the freighter Kemmendine south of India.[3]
  • 2 August 1940: Atlantis sank the freighter Tallyrand in the central Indian Ocean.[3]
  • 17 August 1940: Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy cruisers and destroyers covered the withdrawal of British troops from British Somaliland to Aden.[7]
  • 24 August 1940: Atlantis sank the freighter King City in the Central Indian Ocean.[3]
  • 26 August 1940: German merchant raider Pinguin sank the tanker Filefjell south of Madagascar.[8]
  • 27 August 1940: Pinguin sank the tanker British Commander and the freighter Morviken south of Madagascar.[8]
  • 6 September 1940: Italian submarine Guglielmotti sank the tanker Atlas in the Red Sea.[9]
  • 9 September 1940: Atlantis sank the tanker Athelking in the central Indian Ocean.[3]
  • 10 September 1940: Atlantis sank the freighter Benarty in the central Indian Ocean.[3]
  • 12 September 1940: Pinguin sank the freighter Benavon east of Madagascar.[8]
  • 16 September 1940: Pinguin captured the freighter Nordvard in the central Indian Ocean.[8]
  • 20 September 1940: Atlantis sank the liner Commissaire Ramel west of Sumatra.[3]
  • 7 October 1940: Pinguin captured the tanker Storstad south of Java.[8]
  • 21 October 1940: Italian destroyer Francesco Nullo was sunk during the battle of Mumbai to Suez Canal convoy BN 7.[10]
  • 22 October 1940: Atlantis captured the freighter Durmitor west of Sumatra.[3]
  • 9 November 1940: Atlantis sank the freighter Teddy west of Sumatra.[3]
  • 10 November 1940: Atlantis captured the tanker Ole Jacob west of Sumatra.[3]
  • 11 November 1940: Atlantis sank the freighter Automedon west of Sumatra.[3]
  • 18 November 1940: HMS Dorsetshire shelled Italian Somaliland.[11]
  • 18 November 1940: Pinguin sank the freighter Nowshera west of Australia.[8]
  • 20 November 1940: Pinguin sank the freighter Maioma west of Australia.[8]
  • 21 November 1940: Pinguin sank the freighter Port Brisbane west of Australia.[8]
  • 30 November 1940: Pinguin sank the freighter Port Wellington in the central Indian Ocean.[8]

1941 edit

Early focus was Allied neutralisation and capture of Regia Marina African naval bases, followed by invasions of Iraq in April and Iran in August, to displace governments friendly to the Axis powers. Later Allied focus was on destruction of Kriegsmarine commerce raiders and moving troops to defend against anticipated Japanese expansion into south-east Asia.

  • 24 January 1941: German merchant raider Atlantis sank the freighter Mandasor north of Madagascar.[3]
  • 31 January 1941: Atlantis captured the freighter Speybank north of Madagascar.[3]
  • 2 February 1941: HMS Formidable aircraft raided Mogadishu as Operation Breach.[12] Atlantis captured the tanker Ketty Brövig north of Madagascar.[3]
  • 3 February 1941: German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer entered the Indian Ocean from the South Atlantic.[13]
  • 10 February 1941: HMS Shropshire, Hermes, Hawkins, Capetown, Ceres and Kandahar formed Force T supporting the Allied offensive against Italian Somaliland from Kenya.[14]
  • 13 February 1941: Fourteen Fairey Albacore from HMS Formidable sank SS Monacalieri in the Operation Composition raid on Massawa.[14]
  • 20 February 1941: Admiral Scheer sank the freighter Grigorios C and captured the tanker British Advocate north of Madagascar.[14]
  • 21 February 1941: Seven Fairey Albacore from HMS Formidable raided Massawa. Admiral Scheer sank the freighter Canadian Cruiser north of Madagascar.[14]
  • 22 February 1941: Admiral Scheer sank the freighter Rantaupandjang north of Madagascar.[14]
  • 27 February 1941: Action of 27 February 1941, HMS Leander sank the Italian merchant raider Ramb I west of the Maldives.[14]
  • 1 March 1941: Five Fairey Albacore from HMS Formidable raided Massawa.[14]
  • 3 March 1941: Admiral Scheer returned to the South Atlantic to evade Allied warships.[14]
  • 4 March 1941: The four surviving Italian submarines abandoned the Massawa base and escaped into the South Atlantic.[15] The German supply ship Coburg and prize Ketty Brövig were scuttled when stopped by HMAS Canberra and HMNZS Leander, north of Madagascar.[14]
  • 16 March 1941: Invasion of Berbera by Royal Navy Force D.[16]
  • 23 March 1941: The German SS Oder was scuttled when stopped by HMS Shoreham in the Gulf of Aden.[16]
  • 1 April 1941: The German SS Bertrand Rickmers was scuttled when stopped by HMS Kandahar.[16]
  • 8 April 1941: Six Italian destroyers and 17 Axis merchant ships were sunk or scuttled when Allied troops captured Massawa.[17] Atlantis left the Indian Ocean via the South Atlantic.[18]
  • 19 April 1941: British invasion of Basra prelude to the Anglo-Iraqi War.[19]
  • 25 April 1941: German merchant raider Pinguin sank the freighter Empire Light in the Arabian Sea.[8]
  • 28 April 1941: Pinguin sank the freighter Clan Buchanan in the Arabian Sea.[8]
  • 7 May 1941: Pinguin sank the tanker British Emperor in the Arabian Sea.[8]
  • 8 May 1941: HMS Cornwall sank Pinguin in the Arabian Sea.[20]
  • 10 June 1941: British invasion of Assab as Operation Chronometer.[21]
  • 26 June 1941: German merchant raider Kormoran sank the freighters Velebit and Mareeba in the Bay of Bengal.[22]
  • 25 August 1941: The Royal Navy supported the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran.[23]
  • 7 September 1941: Axis aircraft sank the freighter Steel Seafarer in the Red Sea.[24]
  • 24 September 1941: Kormoran sank the freighter Stamatios G. Embiricos in the Arabian Sea.[22]
  • 19 November 1941: Battle west of Australia between HMAS Sydney and Kormoran destroyed both ships.[25]
  • 30 November 1941: Free French forces replaced Vichy French in the battle of La Réunion.[26]
  • 2 December 1941: Convoy BM 9A arrived in Singapore with troops from Colombo.[27]
  • 17 December 1941: Sparrow Force delivered 650 Dutch and Australian troops to Timor.[28]
  • 27 December 1941: Convoy WS 24 arrived in Mumbai with 20,000 troops loaded at Halifax Harbour.[29]

1942 edit

Japanese submarine cruisers began patrolling the Indian Ocean during the Dutch East Indies campaign. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Kido Butai fast carrier task force raided Darwin, Australia to cover the invasion of Timor and raided Ceylon to cover transport of Japanese troops to Rangoon. Kriegsmarine merchant raiders were less able to avoid Allied patrols; but the battle of the Atlantic spilled over into the Indian Ocean around Cape Agulhas as German Type IX submarines began patrolling the east coast of Africa.

  • 4 January 1942: Japanese submarine I-56 sank the freighter Kwangtung south of Java.[30]
  • 8 January 1942: I-56 sank the liners Van Rees and Van Riebeek south of Java.[30]
  • 11 January 1942: Japanese submarine I-66 sank the freighter Liberty south of Java.[30]
  • 14 January 1942: Japanese submarine I-65 sank the freighter Jalarajan west of Sumatra.[30]
  • 17 January 1942: HMS Jupiter sank the Japanese submarine I-60 in the Sunda Strait.[31]
  • 19 January 1942: Japanese aircraft sank the liner Van Imhoff west of Sumatra.[30]
  • 20 January 1942: USS Edsall and Australian minesweepers sank the Japanese submarine I-124 off Darwin.[32] Japanese submarine I-159 sank the freighter Eidsvold off Christmas Island.[30]
  • 21 January 1942: I-66 sank the freighter Nord off Rangoon.[30]
  • 22 January 1942: Japanese submarine I-64 sank the liner Van Overstraten west of Sumatra.[30]
  • 27 January 1942: HMS Indomitable flew off 48 Hawker Hurricanes for the defence of Java.[32]
  • 30 January 1942: I-64 sank the freighters Florence Luckenbach,[33] Jalapalaka and Jalatarang in the Bay of Bengal.[30]
  • 15 February 1942: I-65 sank the freighter Johanne Justesen off Ceylon.[30]
  • 16 February 1942: An Allied troop convoy from Darwin to Timor was turned back by Japanese air attack.[34]
  • 19 February 1942: Japanese invasion of Bali. Bombing of Darwin by the Kido Butai sank USS Peary, the tanker British Motorist, the freighter Mauna Loa, and liners Neptuna and Zealandia.[34]
  • 20 February 1942: Japanese invasion of Timor.[34] I-65 sank the freighter Bhima in the Arabian Sea.[30]
  • 25 February 1942: Japanese submarine I-58 sank the freighter Boero south of Java.[30]
  • 27 February 1942: Japanese aircraft sank USS Langley off Tjilatjap.[35]
  • 28 February 1942: Japanese submarine I-53 sank the freighter City of Manchester west of Sumatra,[36] and I-4 sank the freighter Ban Ho Guan south of Java.[30]
  • 1 March 1942: Japanese battleships Hiei and Kirishima sank USS Edsall, USS Pecos and the freighter Tomohon, and Japanese cruiser Ashigara sank USS Pillsbury south of Java.[37] Japanese submarine I-2 sank the freighter Parigi, I-59 sank the liner Rooseboom west of Sumatra, and Japanese submarine I-54 sank the freighter Modjekerto south of Java.[30]
  • 2 March 1942: Japanese warships sank the freighter Prominent off Tjilatjap, and Hayashio captured the freighter Sigli.[30]
  • 3 March 1942: Japanese warships sank USS Asheville south of Java,[37] Japanese submarine I-1 sank the freighter Siantar off Tjilatjap, and Japanese aircraft sank the liner Koolama in the Timor Sea.[30]
  • 4 March 1942: Japanese warships sank HMS Stronghold, HMAS Yarra and the tanker Francol south of Java.[37] Japanese submarine I-62 sank the freighter Merkus off Tjilatjap, and I-7 sank the liner Le Maire.[30]
  • 5 March 1942: Kido Butai aircraft sank the freighters Manipi, Tohiti, Rokan, Kidoel, Poelau Bras and Dayak raiding Tjilatjap. Poelau Bras lifeboats attacked.[38]
  • 7 March 1942: Allied naval forces covered the withdrawal of Allied troops from Rangoon.[39] Japanese battleships Kongo and Haruna sank the freighter Woolgar while shelling Christmas Island.[40]
  • 8 March 1942: Japanese troops captured Rangoon.[39]
  • 9 March 1942: Japanese troops captured Java.[38]
  • 11 March 1942: Japanese submarine I-2 sank the freighter Chilka west of Sumatra.[30]
  • 12 March 1942: Japanese invasion of Medan[41]
  • 13 March 1942: Japanese submarine I-64 sank the freighter Mabella in the Arabian Sea.[30]
  • 23 March 1942: Japan invaded and captured the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as Operation D.[42]
  • 25 March 1942: A troop convoy delivered the 56th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) to Rangoon as Operation U.[43]
  • 26 March 1942: Kido Butai sailed from the Netherlands East Indies for Operation C.[44]
  • 31 March 1942: Operation X Japanese invasion and battle of Christmas Island.[45]
  • 1 April 1942: USS Seawolf torpedoed Naka off Christmas Island. HMS Truant sank Yae Maur and Shunsei Maru in the Strait of Malacca.[46]
  • 5 April 1942: Japanese carrier planes sank HMS Cornwall and HMS Dorsetshire in an Easter Sunday Raid.[47]
  • 6 April 1942: Japanese cruisers sank the liner Dardanus and freighters Silksworth, Autolycus, Malda, Shinkuang, Gandara, Indora, Bienville, Selma City, Ganges, Banjoewangi, Batavia, Taksang, Sinkiang, Exmoor and Van der Capellen in the Bay of Bengal during Operation C. Japanese submarine I-5 sank the freighter Washingtonian.[48] Japanese aircraft sank HMIS Indus off Sittwe.[49]
  • 7 April 1942: A troop convoy delivered the 18th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) to Rangoon as Operation U.[48]
  • 9 April 1942: Japanese carrier planes sank HMS Hermes, HMAS Vampire, HMS Hollyhock and auxiliaries Athelstane and British Sergeant off Trincomalee.[48]
  • 5 May 1942: British invasion of Diego Suarez.[50]
  • 8 May 1942: Ceylonese soldiers mutinied on the Cocos Islands.
  • 10 May 1942: German commerce raider Thor captured the liner Nanking west of Australia.[51]
  • 31 May 1942: Japanese midget submarines torpedoed HMS Ramillies and the tanker British Loyalty at Diego Suarez.[52]
  • 2 June 1942: Kofuku Maru was mined off Rangoon.[53]
  • 6 June 1942: Japanese submarine I-10 sank the Liberty ship Melvin H. Baker.[54]
  • 16 June 1942: Thor sank the tanker Olivia west of Australia.[51]
  • 19 June 1942: Thor captured the tanker Herborg west of Australia.[51]
  • 30 June 1942: I-10 sank the freighter Express.[55]
  • 4 July 1942: Thor captured the freighter Madrono west of Australia.[51]
  • 20 July 1942: Thor sank the freighter Indus west of Australia.[51]
  • 1 August 1942: Operation Stab begins, a diversion attempt by the British Eastern Fleet.
  • 10 September 1942: Madagascar surrendered to British forces.[52]
  • 22 September 1942: Japanese submarine I-29 sank the freighter Paul Luckenbach.[56]
  • 24 September 1942: Japanese submarine I-165 sank the freighter Losmar.[57]
  • 17 October 1942: U-504 sank the freighter Empire Chaucer south of South Africa.[58]
  • 23 October 1942: U-504 sank the freighter City of Johannesburg east of South Africa.[58]
  • 26 October 1942: U-504 destroyed the Liberty Ship Anne Hutchinson east of South Africa.[59]
  • 29 October 1942: U-159 sank the freighters Ross and Laplace south of South Africa.[58]
  • 31 October 1942: U-504 sank the freighters Reynolds and Empire Guidon east of South Africa.[58]
  • 1 November 1942: U-178 sank the troopship Mendoza east of South Africa.[58]
  • 3 November 1942: U-504 sank the freighter Porto Alegre south of South Africa.[58]
  • 4 November 1942: U-178 sank the freighters Hai Hing and Trekieve east of South Africa.[58]
  • 7 November 1942: U-159 sank the freighter La Salle south of South Africa.[58]
  • 8 November 1942: U-181 sank the freighter Plaudit south of South Africa.[58]
  • 9 November 1942: Italian submarine Leonardo da Vinci sank the Liberty Ship Marcus Whitman.[60]
  • 10 November 1942: U-181 sank the freighter K.G. Meldahl south of South Africa.[58]
  • 11 November 1942: Japanese merchant raider Hōkoku Maru was sunk by the tanker Ondina and its escort HMIS Bengal.[61]
  • 13 November 1942: U-178 sank the freighter Louise Moller,[58] and U-181 sank the freighter Excello east of South Africa.[62]
  • 19 November 1942: U-177 sank the freighter Scottish Chief, and U-181 sank the freighter Gunda east of South Africa.[58]
  • 20 November 1942: U-177 sank the Liberty ship Pierce Butler,[63] and U-181 sank the freighter Corinthiakos east of South Africa.[58]
  • 21 November 1942: U-181 sank the freighter Alcoa Pathfinder east of South Africa.[63]
  • 24 November 1942: U-181 sank the freighters Mount Helmos and Dorington Court east of South Africa.[58]
  • 26 November 1942: German blockade runner Ramses scuttled when stopped by escorts of convoy OW 1.[64]
  • 27 November 1942: U-178 sank the Liberty ship Jeremiah Wadsworth south of South Africa.[58]
  • 28 November 1942: U-177 sank the troopship Nova Scotia drowning 750, and U-181 sank the freighter Evanthia east of South Africa.[58]
  • 30 November 1942: German commerce raider Michel sank the freighter Sawokla,[65] U-177 sank the troopship Llandaff Castle east of South Africa, and U-181 sank the freighter Cleanthis in the Mozambique Channel.[58]
  • 1 December 1942: HMAS Armidale was sunk by Japanese aircraft while evacuating personnel from Timor.[64]
  • 2 December 1942: U-181 sank the freighter Amarylis east of South Africa.[58]
  • 7 December 1942: Michel sank the freighter Eugenie Livonos east of South Africa,[65] and U-177 sank the freighter Saronikos in the Mozambique Channel.[58]
  • 12 December 1942: U-177 sank the freighter Empire Gull east of South Africa.[58]
  • 14 December 1942: U-177 sank the freighter Sawahloento east of South Africa.[58]

1943 edit

Axis submarine patrols of Indian Ocean trade routes were expanded with establishment of a Kriegsmarine base in Penang as Allied anti-submarine patrols became increasingly effective in the Atlantic. Allied submarines and aircraft began patrolling the Strait of Malacca and Andaman Sea to intercept shipping supporting Japanese forces in Burma.

  • 10 January 1943: HMAS Arunta evacuated 313 troops and civilians from Timor.[66]
  • 15 January 1943: Five-hundred Allied prisoners of war drowned when Tenth Air Force B-24 Liberators sank the Nichimei Maru in the Andaman Sea.[67]
  • 11 February 1943: U-516 sank the freighter Helmsprey east of South Africa.[68]
  • 17 February 1943: U-182 sank the freighter Llanashe and U-516 sank the freighter Deer Lodge east of South Africa.[68]
  • 18 February 1943: Convoy Prophet returned 30,000 soldiers of the Australian 9th Division from Africa to Australia.[69]
  • 26 February 1943: Kyo Maru No. 3 was mined off Rangoon.[70]
  • 27 February 1943: Tenth Air Force B-24s sank Asakasan Maru in the Andaman Sea.[70] U-516 sank the Dutch submarine tender Columbia east of South Africa.[68]
  • 3 March 1943: U-160 sank the Liberty ship Harvey W. Scott[71] and the freighter Nipura east of South Africa.[68]
  • 4 March 1943: U-160 sank the freighters Marietta and Empire Mahseer east of South Africa.[68]
  • 7 March 1943: U-506 sank the freighter Sabor east of South Africa.[68]
  • 8 March 1943: U-160 sank the Liberty ship James B. Stephens east of South Africa.[72]
  • 9 March 1943: Interned German freighters Drachenfels, Ehrenfels and Braunfels were scuttled at Goa.[73] U-506 sank the freighter Tabor south of South Africa.[68]
  • 11 March 1943: U-160 sank the freighter Aelbryn,[68] and U-182 sank the Liberty ship Richard D. Spaight east of South Africa.[74]
  • 13 March 1943: Dutch submarine O-21 sank Kasuga Maru No. 2.[74]
  • 20 March 1943: Japanese submarine I-27 sank the freighter Fort Mumford off India.[68]
  • 5 April 1943: U-182 sank the freighter Aloe east of South Africa.[68]
  • 18 April 1943: U-180 sank the tanker Corbis east of South Africa.[68]
  • 21 April 1943: Italian submarine Leonardo da Vinci sank the Liberty Ship John Drayton.[75]
  • 11 May 1943: U-181 sank the freighter Tinhow, and U-196 sank the freighter Nailsea Meadow east of South Africa.[76]
  • 17 May 1943: U-198 sank the freighter Northmoor east of South Africa.[76]
  • 27 May 1943: U-181 sank the freighter Sicilia in the Mozambique Channel.[76]
  • 29 May 1943: U-198 sank the freighter Hopetarn east of South Africa.[76]
  • 1 June 1943: U-178 sank the freighter Salabangka east of South Africa.[76]
  • 3 June 1943: I-27 sank the freighter Montanan.[77]
  • 5 June 1943: U-198 sank the freighter Dumra east of South Africa.[76]
  • 6 June 1943: U-198 sank the Liberty ship William King east of South Africa.[77]
  • 7 June 1943: U-181 sank the freighter Harrier east of South Africa.[76]
  • 19 June 1943: Japanese submarine I-37 sank the Liberty ship Henry Knox.[78]
  • 27 June 1943: U-511 sank the Liberty Ship Sebastian Cermeno south of Madagascar.[78]
  • 2 July 1943: U-181 sank the liner Hoihow east of Madagascar.[76]
  • 4 July 1943: U-178 sank the freighters Breiviken and Michael Livanos in the Mozambique Channel.[76]
  • 5 July 1943: I-27 damaged the freighter Alcoa Prospector.[79]
  • 6 July 1943: U-177 sank the freighter SS Jasper Park, and U-198 sank the freighter Hydraios east of South Africa.[76]
  • 7 July 1943: U-198 sank the freighter Leana in the Mozambique Channel.[76]
  • 9 July 1943: U-511 sank the Liberty Ship Samuel Heintzelman in the central Indian Ocean.[80]
  • 10 July 1943: U-177 sank the Liberty Ship Alice F. Palmer south of Madagascar.[80]
  • 11 July 1943: U-178 sank the freighter Mary Livanos in the Mozambique Channel.[76]
  • 14 July 1943: U-178 sank the Liberty ship Robert Bacon in the Mozambique Channel.[81]
  • 15 July 1943: U-181 sank the freighter Empire Lake east of Madagascar.[76]
  • 16 July 1943: U-181 sank the freighter Fort Franklin east of Madagascar.[76]
  • 17 July 1943: U-178 sank the freighter City of Canton in the Mozambique Channel.[76]
  • 24 July 1943: U-197 sank the tanker Pegasus east of South Africa.[76]
  • 28 July 1943: Tenth Air Force B-24s sank Tamishima Maru in the Andaman Sea.[82]
  • 29 July 1943: U-178 sank the freighter Cornish City east of South Africa.[76]
  • 1 August 1943: U-198 sank the freighter Mangkalihat east of South Africa.[76]
  • 3 August 1943: U-196 sank the freighter City of Oran in the Mozambique Channel.[76]
  • 4 August 1943: U-181 sank the freighter Dalfram east of Madagascar.[76]
  • 5 August 1943: U-178 sank the freighter Efthalia Mari east of Madagascar.[76]
  • 7 August 1943: U-181 sank the freighter Umvuma east of Madagascar.[76]
  • 12 August 1943: U-181 sank the freighter Clan Macarthur south of Madagascar.[76]
  • 17 August 1943: U-197 sank the freighter Empire Stanley south of Madagascar.[76]
  • 20 August 1943: U-197 was sunk east of South Africa by No. 259 Squadron RAF and No. 265 Squadron RAF Consolidated PBY Catalinas.[76]
  • 23 August 1943: Tenth Air Force B-24s sank Heito Maru in the Andaman Sea.[83]
  • 27 August 1943: German U-boat base established at Penang.[84]
  • 19 September 1943: U-532 sank the freighter Fort Longueuil east of Madagascar.[85]
  • 20 September 1943: Monsun Gruppe submarine Ammiraglio Cagni surrendered at Durban after the Italian armistice.[84]
  • 21 September 1943: U-188 sank the Liberty ship Cornelia P. Spencer north of Madagascar.[86]
  • 24 September 1943: Japanese submarine I-10 sank the Liberty ship Elias Howe.[87]
  • 29 September 1943: U-532 sank the freighter Banffshire in the Arabian Sea.[85]
  • 1 October 1943: U-532 sank the freighter Tahsinia in the Arabian Sea.[85]
  • 2 October 1943: U-168 sank the freighter Haiching in the Arabian Sea.[85]
  • 11 October 1943: U-532 sank the freighter Jalabala in the Arabian Sea.[85]
  • 16 October 1943: No. 244 Squadron RAF Bristol Blenheims sank U-533 in the Persian Gulf.[66]
  • 13 November 1943: HMS Taurus sank Japanese submarine I-34 in the Strait of Malacca.[88]
  • 3 December 1943: Allied aircraft sank the steamer Assam near Rangoon.[89]
  • 5 December 1943: Japanese aircraft bombed Calcutta harbour.[89]
  • 7 December 1943: Operation Ratchet Allied at Regu Creek, Burma.[89]
  • 27 December 1943: U-178 sank the Liberty ship José Navarro in the Arabian Sea.[90]
  • 28 December 1943: Japanese submarine I-26 sank the Liberty ship Robert F. Hoke.[90]

1944 edit

Use of Ultra intelligence information increased successful interceptions by Allied submarines and reduced Axis resupply opportunities in the Indian Ocean. Surrender of the Regia Marina and destruction of Kriegsmarine battleships made Royal Navy aircraft carriers available for raids of the Andaman Sea.

1945 edit

Allied focus was on amphibious operations along the Burma coast of the Andaman Sea. Axis submarine operations were restricted by fuel shortage and maintenance difficulties.

List of sub-theatres and actions edit

Australia
Britain
France
Germany
Japan

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November 11, 2023
indian, ocean, world, indian, ocean, campaignpart, world, iiaircraft, carrier, hermes, sinking, during, indian, ocean, raiddate1940, august, 1945locationindian, ocean, surroundingsresultallied, victorybelligerentsallies, british, empire, united, kingdom, india. Indian Ocean CampaignPart of World War IIAircraft Carrier HMS Hermes 95 sinking during the Indian Ocean raidDate1940 15 August 1945LocationIndian Ocean and its surroundingsResultAllied victoryBelligerentsAllies British Empire United Kingdom India Burma Ceylon Aden Bahrain Iraq Kuwait Qatar Trucial States Abu Dhabi Dubai Kenya Somaliland Tanganyika Australia Netherlands Free France United States New ZealandAxis Japan Germany Italy Vichy France The pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee brought World War II to the Indian Ocean in 1939 Atlantis was the first disguised commerce raider in the Indian Ocean Galileo Galilei was one of eight Italian submarines operating out of Massawa and is shown here being captured by the Royal Navy HMS Hermes as a convoy escort during the first year of wartime patrols Italian commerce raider Ramb I sinking Fairey Albacore bombers launched from HMS Formidable raided Massawa Pantera was one of the destroyers based at Massawa destroyed when the Allies captured Italy s east African colonies Commerce raider Kormoran preparing to refuel a U boat HMAS Sydney was the only cruiser to be sunk by a commerce raider USS Langley under air attack south of Java HMAS Yarra was sunk by Japanese warships south of Java HMS Cornwall and HMS Dorsetshire under attack by Japanese dive bombers on 5 April 1942 HMS Cornwall sinking following air attack HMIS Indus in Akyab harbour Burma 1942 Japanese submarine I 10 shown at Penang between Indian Ocean patrols Bristol Blenheims of No 60 Squadron RAF flying low to attack a Japanese coaster off Akyab Burma on 11 October 1942 Japanese commerce raider Hōkoku Maru HMAS Arunta evacuated troops from Japanese occupied Timor Italy s most successful submarine Leonardo da Vinci sank ships in the western Indian Ocean during patrols from European bases Dutch submarine O 21 patrolled the Andaman Sea Tenth Air Force B 24 Liberators sank several ships in the Andaman Sea German submarine U 511 was the first U boat to reach the eastern Indian Ocean and was presented to Japan as IJN RO 500 HMS Tally Ho was one of several British T class submarines patrolling the Strait of Malacca HMS Illustrious operated with USS Saratoga for Indian Ocean air raids HMS Khedive was one of several escort carriers serving in the Indian Ocean Fireflies returning to HMS Indefatigable following Operation Lentil airstrikes Battleships HMS Valiant and Richelieu during Operation Bishop Operation Dracula was the last major amphibious landing in the Indian Ocean German submarine U 532 was the last of the Monsun Gruppe to return to Europe and is shown arriving in Liverpool after the German surrender Haguro was sunk evacuating Japanese troops from Port Blair Prior to World War II the Indian Ocean was an important maritime trade route between European nations and their colonial territories in East Africa the Arabian Peninsula British India Indochina the East Indies Indonesia and Australia for a long time Naval presence was dominated by the Royal Navy Eastern Fleet and the Royal Australian Navy as World War II began with a major portion of the Royal Netherlands Navy operating in the Dutch East Indies and the Red Sea Flotilla of the Italian Regia Marina operating from Massawa Axis naval forces gave a high priority to disrupting Allied trade in the Indian Ocean Initial anti shipping measures of unrestricted submarine warfare and covert raiding ships expanded to include airstrikes by aircraft carriers and raids by cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy A Kriegsmarine Monsun Gruppe of U boats operated from the eastern Indian Ocean after the Persian Corridor became an important military supply route to the Soviet Union Contents 1 Chronology 1 1 1940 1 2 1941 1 3 1942 1 4 1943 1 5 1944 1 6 1945 2 List of sub theatres and actions 3 Sources 4 See also 5 NotesChronology edit15 November 1939 Australian British and French warships began patrolling the Indian Ocean when the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee sank the tanker Africa Shell south of Madagascar 1 1940 edit The Regia Marina Red Sea Flotilla based at Massawa provided a focal point for Indian Ocean naval activity following Italian declaration of war on 10 June 1940 although Indian Ocean patrols of Kriegsmarine merchant raiders required defensive dispersion of Allied cruisers after May 23 March 1940 The Royal Navy established the Malaya Force of cruisers destroyers and submarines to stop German merchant ships leaving the Dutch East Indies 2 11 May 1940 German merchant raider Atlantis entered the Indian Ocean from the South Atlantic 3 7 June 1940 Italian warships began minelaying off Massawa and Assab 4 10 June 1940 Eight Italian submarines began war patrols of the Indian Ocean from Massawa 5 Some of these submarines were lost because leakage of chloromethane air conditioning refrigerants caused central nervous system poisoning of their crews from recirculating air during submerged operations 6 10 June 1940 Atlantis captured the freighter Tirranna in the Central Indian Ocean 3 16 June 1940 Italian submarine Galileo Galilei sank the tanker James Stove 5 19 June 1940 Galileo Galilei was captured by the British naval trawler Moonstone 5 23 June 1940 Italian submarine Torricelli sank HMS Khartoum before being sunk by accompanying destroyers 5 24 June 1940 Italian submarine Galvani sank the sloop HMIS Pathan before being sunk by the sloop HMS Falmouth 5 11 July 1940 Atlantis sank the freighter City of Bagdad south of India 3 13 July 1940 Atlantis sank the freighter Kemmendine south of India 3 2 August 1940 Atlantis sank the freighter Tallyrand in the central Indian Ocean 3 17 August 1940 Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy cruisers and destroyers covered the withdrawal of British troops from British Somaliland to Aden 7 24 August 1940 Atlantis sank the freighter King City in the Central Indian Ocean 3 26 August 1940 German merchant raider Pinguin sank the tanker Filefjell south of Madagascar 8 27 August 1940 Pinguin sank the tanker British Commander and the freighter Morviken south of Madagascar 8 6 September 1940 Italian submarine Guglielmotti sank the tanker Atlas in the Red Sea 9 9 September 1940 Atlantis sank the tanker Athelking in the central Indian Ocean 3 10 September 1940 Atlantis sank the freighter Benarty in the central Indian Ocean 3 12 September 1940 Pinguin sank the freighter Benavon east of Madagascar 8 16 September 1940 Pinguin captured the freighter Nordvard in the central Indian Ocean 8 20 September 1940 Atlantis sank the liner Commissaire Ramel west of Sumatra 3 7 October 1940 Pinguin captured the tanker Storstad south of Java 8 21 October 1940 Italian destroyer Francesco Nullo was sunk during the battle of Mumbai to Suez Canal convoy BN 7 10 22 October 1940 Atlantis captured the freighter Durmitor west of Sumatra 3 9 November 1940 Atlantis sank the freighter Teddy west of Sumatra 3 10 November 1940 Atlantis captured the tanker Ole Jacob west of Sumatra 3 11 November 1940 Atlantis sank the freighter Automedon west of Sumatra 3 18 November 1940 HMS Dorsetshire shelled Italian Somaliland 11 18 November 1940 Pinguin sank the freighter Nowshera west of Australia 8 20 November 1940 Pinguin sank the freighter Maioma west of Australia 8 21 November 1940 Pinguin sank the freighter Port Brisbane west of Australia 8 30 November 1940 Pinguin sank the freighter Port Wellington in the central Indian Ocean 8 1941 edit Early focus was Allied neutralisation and capture of Regia Marina African naval bases followed by invasions of Iraq in April and Iran in August to displace governments friendly to the Axis powers Later Allied focus was on destruction of Kriegsmarine commerce raiders and moving troops to defend against anticipated Japanese expansion into south east Asia 24 January 1941 German merchant raider Atlantis sank the freighter Mandasor north of Madagascar 3 31 January 1941 Atlantis captured the freighter Speybank north of Madagascar 3 2 February 1941 HMS Formidable aircraft raided Mogadishu as Operation Breach 12 Atlantis captured the tanker Ketty Brovig north of Madagascar 3 3 February 1941 German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer entered the Indian Ocean from the South Atlantic 13 10 February 1941 HMS Shropshire Hermes Hawkins Capetown Ceres and Kandahar formed Force T supporting the Allied offensive against Italian Somaliland from Kenya 14 13 February 1941 Fourteen Fairey Albacore from HMS Formidable sank SS Monacalieri in the Operation Composition raid on Massawa 14 20 February 1941 Admiral Scheer sank the freighter Grigorios C and captured the tanker British Advocate north of Madagascar 14 21 February 1941 Seven Fairey Albacore from HMS Formidable raided Massawa Admiral Scheer sank the freighter Canadian Cruiser north of Madagascar 14 22 February 1941 Admiral Scheer sank the freighter Rantaupandjang north of Madagascar 14 27 February 1941 Action of 27 February 1941 HMS Leander sank the Italian merchant raider Ramb I west of the Maldives 14 1 March 1941 Five Fairey Albacore from HMS Formidable raided Massawa 14 3 March 1941 Admiral Scheer returned to the South Atlantic to evade Allied warships 14 4 March 1941 The four surviving Italian submarines abandoned the Massawa base and escaped into the South Atlantic 15 The German supply ship Coburg and prize Ketty Brovig were scuttled when stopped by HMAS Canberra and HMNZS Leander north of Madagascar 14 16 March 1941 Invasion of Berbera by Royal Navy Force D 16 23 March 1941 The German SS Oder was scuttled when stopped by HMS Shoreham in the Gulf of Aden 16 1 April 1941 The German SS Bertrand Rickmers was scuttled when stopped by HMS Kandahar 16 8 April 1941 Six Italian destroyers and 17 Axis merchant ships were sunk or scuttled when Allied troops captured Massawa 17 Atlantis left the Indian Ocean via the South Atlantic 18 19 April 1941 British invasion of Basra prelude to the Anglo Iraqi War 19 25 April 1941 German merchant raider Pinguin sank the freighter Empire Light in the Arabian Sea 8 28 April 1941 Pinguin sank the freighter Clan Buchanan in the Arabian Sea 8 7 May 1941 Pinguin sank the tanker British Emperor in the Arabian Sea 8 8 May 1941 HMS Cornwall sank Pinguin in the Arabian Sea 20 10 June 1941 British invasion of Assab as Operation Chronometer 21 26 June 1941 German merchant raider Kormoran sank the freighters Velebit and Mareeba in the Bay of Bengal 22 25 August 1941 The Royal Navy supported the Anglo Soviet invasion of Iran 23 7 September 1941 Axis aircraft sank the freighter Steel Seafarer in the Red Sea 24 24 September 1941 Kormoran sank the freighter Stamatios G Embiricos in the Arabian Sea 22 19 November 1941 Battle west of Australia between HMAS Sydney and Kormoran destroyed both ships 25 30 November 1941 Free French forces replaced Vichy French in the battle of La Reunion 26 2 December 1941 Convoy BM 9A arrived in Singapore with troops from Colombo 27 17 December 1941 Sparrow Force delivered 650 Dutch and Australian troops to Timor 28 27 December 1941 Convoy WS 24 arrived in Mumbai with 20 000 troops loaded at Halifax Harbour 29 1942 edit Japanese submarine cruisers began patrolling the Indian Ocean during the Dutch East Indies campaign Following the attack on Pearl Harbor the Kido Butai fast carrier task force raided Darwin Australia to cover the invasion of Timor and raided Ceylon to cover transport of Japanese troops to Rangoon Kriegsmarine merchant raiders were less able to avoid Allied patrols but the battle of the Atlantic spilled over into the Indian Ocean around Cape Agulhas as German Type IX submarines began patrolling the east coast of Africa 4 January 1942 Japanese submarine I 56 sank the freighter Kwangtung south of Java 30 8 January 1942 I 56 sank the liners Van Rees and Van Riebeek south of Java 30 11 January 1942 Japanese submarine I 66 sank the freighter Liberty south of Java 30 14 January 1942 Japanese submarine I 65 sank the freighter Jalarajan west of Sumatra 30 17 January 1942 HMS Jupiter sank the Japanese submarine I 60 in the Sunda Strait 31 19 January 1942 Japanese aircraft sank the liner Van Imhoff west of Sumatra 30 20 January 1942 USS Edsall and Australian minesweepers sank the Japanese submarine I 124 off Darwin 32 Japanese submarine I 159 sank the freighter Eidsvold off Christmas Island 30 21 January 1942 I 66 sank the freighter Nord off Rangoon 30 22 January 1942 Japanese submarine I 64 sank the liner Van Overstraten west of Sumatra 30 27 January 1942 HMS Indomitable flew off 48 Hawker Hurricanes for the defence of Java 32 30 January 1942 I 64 sank the freighters Florence Luckenbach 33 Jalapalaka and Jalatarang in the Bay of Bengal 30 15 February 1942 I 65 sank the freighter Johanne Justesen off Ceylon 30 16 February 1942 An Allied troop convoy from Darwin to Timor was turned back by Japanese air attack 34 19 February 1942 Japanese invasion of Bali Bombing of Darwin by the Kido Butai sank USS Peary the tanker British Motorist the freighter Mauna Loa and liners Neptuna and Zealandia 34 20 February 1942 Japanese invasion of Timor 34 I 65 sank the freighter Bhima in the Arabian Sea 30 25 February 1942 Japanese submarine I 58 sank the freighter Boero south of Java 30 27 February 1942 Japanese aircraft sank USS Langley off Tjilatjap 35 28 February 1942 Japanese submarine I 53 sank the freighter City of Manchester west of Sumatra 36 and I 4 sank the freighter Ban Ho Guan south of Java 30 1 March 1942 Japanese battleships Hiei and Kirishima sank USS Edsall USS Pecos and the freighter Tomohon and Japanese cruiser Ashigara sank USS Pillsbury south of Java 37 Japanese submarine I 2 sank the freighter Parigi I 59 sank the liner Rooseboom west of Sumatra and Japanese submarine I 54 sank the freighter Modjekerto south of Java 30 2 March 1942 Japanese warships sank the freighter Prominent off Tjilatjap and Hayashio captured the freighter Sigli 30 3 March 1942 Japanese warships sank USS Asheville south of Java 37 Japanese submarine I 1 sank the freighter Siantar off Tjilatjap and Japanese aircraft sank the liner Koolama in the Timor Sea 30 4 March 1942 Japanese warships sank HMS Stronghold HMAS Yarra and the tanker Francol south of Java 37 Japanese submarine I 62 sank the freighter Merkus off Tjilatjap and I 7 sank the liner Le Maire 30 5 March 1942 Kido Butai aircraft sank the freighters Manipi Tohiti Rokan Kidoel Poelau Bras and Dayak raiding Tjilatjap Poelau Bras lifeboats attacked 38 7 March 1942 Allied naval forces covered the withdrawal of Allied troops from Rangoon 39 Japanese battleships Kongo and Haruna sank the freighter Woolgar while shelling Christmas Island 40 8 March 1942 Japanese troops captured Rangoon 39 9 March 1942 Japanese troops captured Java 38 11 March 1942 Japanese submarine I 2 sank the freighter Chilka west of Sumatra 30 12 March 1942 Japanese invasion of Medan 41 13 March 1942 Japanese submarine I 64 sank the freighter Mabella in the Arabian Sea 30 23 March 1942 Japan invaded and captured the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as Operation D 42 25 March 1942 A troop convoy delivered the 56th Division Imperial Japanese Army to Rangoon as Operation U 43 26 March 1942 Kido Butai sailed from the Netherlands East Indies for Operation C 44 31 March 1942 Operation X Japanese invasion and battle of Christmas Island 45 1 April 1942 USS Seawolf torpedoed Naka off Christmas Island HMS Truant sank Yae Maur and Shunsei Maru in the Strait of Malacca 46 5 April 1942 Japanese carrier planes sank HMS Cornwall and HMS Dorsetshire in an Easter Sunday Raid 47 6 April 1942 Japanese cruisers sank the liner Dardanus and freighters Silksworth Autolycus Malda Shinkuang Gandara Indora Bienville Selma City Ganges Banjoewangi Batavia Taksang Sinkiang Exmoor and Van der Capellen in the Bay of Bengal during Operation C Japanese submarine I 5 sank the freighter Washingtonian 48 Japanese aircraft sank HMIS Indus off Sittwe 49 7 April 1942 A troop convoy delivered the 18th Division Imperial Japanese Army to Rangoon as Operation U 48 9 April 1942 Japanese carrier planes sank HMS Hermes HMAS Vampire HMS Hollyhock and auxiliaries Athelstane and British Sergeant off Trincomalee 48 5 May 1942 British invasion of Diego Suarez 50 8 May 1942 Ceylonese soldiers mutinied on the Cocos Islands 10 May 1942 German commerce raider Thor captured the liner Nanking west of Australia 51 31 May 1942 Japanese midget submarines torpedoed HMS Ramillies and the tanker British Loyalty at Diego Suarez 52 2 June 1942 Kofuku Maru was mined off Rangoon 53 6 June 1942 Japanese submarine I 10 sank the Liberty ship Melvin H Baker 54 16 June 1942 Thor sank the tanker Olivia west of Australia 51 19 June 1942 Thor captured the tanker Herborg west of Australia 51 30 June 1942 I 10 sank the freighter Express 55 4 July 1942 Thor captured the freighter Madrono west of Australia 51 20 July 1942 Thor sank the freighter Indus west of Australia 51 1 August 1942 Operation Stab begins a diversion attempt by the British Eastern Fleet 10 September 1942 Madagascar surrendered to British forces 52 22 September 1942 Japanese submarine I 29 sank the freighter Paul Luckenbach 56 24 September 1942 Japanese submarine I 165 sank the freighter Losmar 57 17 October 1942 U 504 sank the freighter Empire Chaucer south of South Africa 58 23 October 1942 U 504 sank the freighter City of Johannesburg east of South Africa 58 26 October 1942 U 504 destroyed the Liberty Ship Anne Hutchinson east of South Africa 59 29 October 1942 U 159 sank the freighters Ross and Laplace south of South Africa 58 31 October 1942 U 504 sank the freighters Reynolds and Empire Guidon east of South Africa 58 1 November 1942 U 178 sank the troopship Mendoza east of South Africa 58 3 November 1942 U 504 sank the freighter Porto Alegre south of South Africa 58 4 November 1942 U 178 sank the freighters Hai Hing and Trekieve east of South Africa 58 7 November 1942 U 159 sank the freighter La Salle south of South Africa 58 8 November 1942 U 181 sank the freighter Plaudit south of South Africa 58 9 November 1942 Italian submarine Leonardo da Vinci sank the Liberty Ship Marcus Whitman 60 10 November 1942 U 181 sank the freighter K G Meldahl south of South Africa 58 11 November 1942 Japanese merchant raider Hōkoku Maru was sunk by the tanker Ondina and its escort HMIS Bengal 61 13 November 1942 U 178 sank the freighter Louise Moller 58 and U 181 sank the freighter Excello east of South Africa 62 19 November 1942 U 177 sank the freighter Scottish Chief and U 181 sank the freighter Gunda east of South Africa 58 20 November 1942 U 177 sank the Liberty ship Pierce Butler 63 and U 181 sank the freighter Corinthiakos east of South Africa 58 21 November 1942 U 181 sank the freighter Alcoa Pathfinder east of South Africa 63 24 November 1942 U 181 sank the freighters Mount Helmos and Dorington Court east of South Africa 58 26 November 1942 German blockade runner Ramses scuttled when stopped by escorts of convoy OW 1 64 27 November 1942 U 178 sank the Liberty ship Jeremiah Wadsworth south of South Africa 58 28 November 1942 U 177 sank the troopship Nova Scotia drowning 750 and U 181 sank the freighter Evanthia east of South Africa 58 30 November 1942 German commerce raider Michel sank the freighter Sawokla 65 U 177 sank the troopship Llandaff Castle east of South Africa and U 181 sank the freighter Cleanthis in the Mozambique Channel 58 1 December 1942 HMAS Armidale was sunk by Japanese aircraft while evacuating personnel from Timor 64 2 December 1942 U 181 sank the freighter Amarylis east of South Africa 58 7 December 1942 Michel sank the freighter Eugenie Livonos east of South Africa 65 and U 177 sank the freighter Saronikos in the Mozambique Channel 58 12 December 1942 U 177 sank the freighter Empire Gull east of South Africa 58 14 December 1942 U 177 sank the freighter Sawahloento east of South Africa 58 1943 edit Axis submarine patrols of Indian Ocean trade routes were expanded with establishment of a Kriegsmarine base in Penang as Allied anti submarine patrols became increasingly effective in the Atlantic Allied submarines and aircraft began patrolling the Strait of Malacca and Andaman Sea to intercept shipping supporting Japanese forces in Burma 10 January 1943 HMAS Arunta evacuated 313 troops and civilians from Timor 66 15 January 1943 Five hundred Allied prisoners of war drowned when Tenth Air Force B 24 Liberators sank the Nichimei Maru in the Andaman Sea 67 11 February 1943 U 516 sank the freighter Helmsprey east of South Africa 68 17 February 1943 U 182 sank the freighter Llanashe and U 516 sank the freighter Deer Lodge east of South Africa 68 18 February 1943 Convoy Prophet returned 30 000 soldiers of the Australian 9th Division from Africa to Australia 69 26 February 1943 Kyo Maru No 3 was mined off Rangoon 70 27 February 1943 Tenth Air Force B 24s sank Asakasan Maru in the Andaman Sea 70 U 516 sank the Dutch submarine tender Columbia east of South Africa 68 3 March 1943 U 160 sank the Liberty ship Harvey W Scott 71 and the freighter Nipura east of South Africa 68 4 March 1943 U 160 sank the freighters Marietta and Empire Mahseer east of South Africa 68 7 March 1943 U 506 sank the freighter Sabor east of South Africa 68 8 March 1943 U 160 sank the Liberty ship James B Stephens east of South Africa 72 9 March 1943 Interned German freighters Drachenfels Ehrenfels and Braunfels were scuttled at Goa 73 U 506 sank the freighter Tabor south of South Africa 68 11 March 1943 U 160 sank the freighter Aelbryn 68 and U 182 sank the Liberty ship Richard D Spaight east of South Africa 74 13 March 1943 Dutch submarine O 21 sank Kasuga Maru No 2 74 20 March 1943 Japanese submarine I 27 sank the freighter Fort Mumford off India 68 5 April 1943 U 182 sank the freighter Aloe east of South Africa 68 18 April 1943 U 180 sank the tanker Corbis east of South Africa 68 21 April 1943 Italian submarine Leonardo da Vinci sank the Liberty Ship John Drayton 75 11 May 1943 U 181 sank the freighter Tinhow and U 196 sank the freighter Nailsea Meadow east of South Africa 76 17 May 1943 U 198 sank the freighter Northmoor east of South Africa 76 27 May 1943 U 181 sank the freighter Sicilia in the Mozambique Channel 76 29 May 1943 U 198 sank the freighter Hopetarn east of South Africa 76 1 June 1943 U 178 sank the freighter Salabangka east of South Africa 76 3 June 1943 I 27 sank the freighter Montanan 77 5 June 1943 U 198 sank the freighter Dumra east of South Africa 76 6 June 1943 U 198 sank the Liberty ship William King east of South Africa 77 7 June 1943 U 181 sank the freighter Harrier east of South Africa 76 19 June 1943 Japanese submarine I 37 sank the Liberty ship Henry Knox 78 27 June 1943 U 511 sank the Liberty Ship Sebastian Cermeno south of Madagascar 78 2 July 1943 U 181 sank the liner Hoihow east of Madagascar 76 4 July 1943 U 178 sank the freighters Breiviken and Michael Livanos in the Mozambique Channel 76 5 July 1943 I 27 damaged the freighter Alcoa Prospector 79 6 July 1943 U 177 sank the freighter SS Jasper Park and U 198 sank the freighter Hydraios east of South Africa 76 7 July 1943 U 198 sank the freighter Leana in the Mozambique Channel 76 9 July 1943 U 511 sank the Liberty Ship Samuel Heintzelman in the central Indian Ocean 80 10 July 1943 U 177 sank the Liberty Ship Alice F Palmer south of Madagascar 80 11 July 1943 U 178 sank the freighter Mary Livanos in the Mozambique Channel 76 14 July 1943 U 178 sank the Liberty ship Robert Bacon in the Mozambique Channel 81 15 July 1943 U 181 sank the freighter Empire Lake east of Madagascar 76 16 July 1943 U 181 sank the freighter Fort Franklin east of Madagascar 76 17 July 1943 U 178 sank the freighter City of Canton in the Mozambique Channel 76 24 July 1943 U 197 sank the tanker Pegasus east of South Africa 76 28 July 1943 Tenth Air Force B 24s sank Tamishima Maru in the Andaman Sea 82 29 July 1943 U 178 sank the freighter Cornish City east of South Africa 76 1 August 1943 U 198 sank the freighter Mangkalihat east of South Africa 76 3 August 1943 U 196 sank the freighter City of Oran in the Mozambique Channel 76 4 August 1943 U 181 sank the freighter Dalfram east of Madagascar 76 5 August 1943 U 178 sank the freighter Efthalia Mari east of Madagascar 76 7 August 1943 U 181 sank the freighter Umvuma east of Madagascar 76 12 August 1943 U 181 sank the freighter Clan Macarthur south of Madagascar 76 17 August 1943 U 197 sank the freighter Empire Stanley south of Madagascar 76 20 August 1943 U 197 was sunk east of South Africa by No 259 Squadron RAF and No 265 Squadron RAF Consolidated PBY Catalinas 76 23 August 1943 Tenth Air Force B 24s sank Heito Maru in the Andaman Sea 83 27 August 1943 German U boat base established at Penang 84 19 September 1943 U 532 sank the freighter Fort Longueuil east of Madagascar 85 20 September 1943 Monsun Gruppe submarine Ammiraglio Cagni surrendered at Durban after the Italian armistice 84 21 September 1943 U 188 sank the Liberty ship Cornelia P Spencer north of Madagascar 86 24 September 1943 Japanese submarine I 10 sank the Liberty ship Elias Howe 87 29 September 1943 U 532 sank the freighter Banffshire in the Arabian Sea 85 1 October 1943 U 532 sank the freighter Tahsinia in the Arabian Sea 85 2 October 1943 U 168 sank the freighter Haiching in the Arabian Sea 85 11 October 1943 U 532 sank the freighter Jalabala in the Arabian Sea 85 16 October 1943 No 244 Squadron RAF Bristol Blenheims sank U 533 in the Persian Gulf 66 13 November 1943 HMS Taurus sank Japanese submarine I 34 in the Strait of Malacca 88 3 December 1943 Allied aircraft sank the steamer Assam near Rangoon 89 5 December 1943 Japanese aircraft bombed Calcutta harbour 89 7 December 1943 Operation Ratchet Allied at Regu Creek Burma 89 27 December 1943 U 178 sank the Liberty ship Jose Navarro in the Arabian Sea 90 28 December 1943 Japanese submarine I 26 sank the Liberty ship Robert F Hoke 90 1944 edit Use of Ultra intelligence information increased successful interceptions by Allied submarines and reduced Axis resupply opportunities in the Indian Ocean Surrender of the Regia Marina and destruction of Kriegsmarine battleships made Royal Navy aircraft carriers available for raids of the Andaman Sea 2 January 1944 Japanese submarine I 26 sank the Liberty ship Albert Gallatin 91 11 January 1944 HMS Tally Ho sank the Japanese cruiser Kuma in the Strait of Malacca 92 15 January 1944 HMS Tally Ho sank Ryuko Maru in the Strait of Malacca 93 20 January 1944 U 188 sank the freighter Fort Buckingham in the Arabian Sea 94 23 January 1944 Tenth Air Force B 24 Liberators sank Seikai Maru in the Andaman Sea 95 25 January 1944 U 188 sank the freighter Fort la Maune in the Arabian Sea 94 26 January 1944 U 532 sank the Liberty ship Walter Camp in the Arabian Sea 96 U 188 sank the liner Surada and the freighter Samouri in the Arabian Sea 94 29 January 1944 U 188 sank the freighter Olga E Embiricos in the Arabian Sea 94 3 February 1944 U 188 sank the Liberty ship Chung Cheng in the Arabian Sea 94 9 February 1944 U 188 sank the freighter Viva in the Arabian Sea 94 12 February 1944 The U boat refuelling oiler Charlotte Schliemann scuttled when stopped by Relentless acting on Ultra 94 Japanese submarine I 27 sank the troopship Khedive Ismail drowning 1 279 passengers HMS Petard then sank I 27 97 14 February 1944 HMS Tally Ho sank the German submarine UIT 23 in the Strait of Malacca 92 U 168 sank the tug HMS Salviking south of India 94 15 February 1944 U 168 sank the freighter Epaminondas C Embiricos south of India 94 18 February 1944 HMS Trespasser sank Eifuku Maru off Burma 98 22 February 1944 U 510 sank the tankers San Alvaro Erling Brovig and E G Seubert from convoy PA 69 in the Gulf of Aden 99 29 February 1944 U 183 sank the freighter Palma south of Ceylon 94 7 March 1944 U 510 sank the freighter Tarifa in the Arabian Sea 99 9 March 1944 Japanese cruiser Tone sank the steamship Behar 100 U 183 sank the tanker British Loyalty in the Maldives 94 10 March 1944 HMAS Ipswich and Launceston with HMIS Jumna sank Japanese submarine RO 110 101 13 March 1944 The U boat refuelling oiler Brake scuttled when found by aircraft from HMS Battler acting on Ultra 94 Japanese submarine I 26 sank the tanker H D Collier 101 19 March 1944 U 510 sank the Liberty ship John A Poor in the Arabian Sea 102 27 March 1944 U 510 sank the naval trawler Maaloy in the Laccadive Sea 103 U 532 sank the freighter Tulagi in the central Indian Ocean 104 29 March 1944 Japanese submarine I 26 sank the Liberty ship Richard Hovey 105 19 April 1944 Operation Cockpit air raid against northern Sumatra by HMS Illustrious and USS Saratoga 106 2 May 1944 U 852 was sunk off Somalia by No 8 Squadron RAF and No 621 Squadron RAF Vickers Wellingtons 94 3 May 1944 HMS Tantalus sank Amagi Maru off Port Blair 107 17 May 1944 Operation Transom air raid against Surabaya by HMS Illustrious and USS Saratoga 108 5 June 1944 U 183 sank the freighter Helen Moller in the central Indian Ocean 94 19 June 1944 Operation Pedal air raid against Port Blair by HMS Illustrious and Atheling 109 U 181 sank the freighter Garoet east of Madagascar 94 9 July 1944 U 196 sank the freighter Shahzada in the Arabian Sea 94 15 July 1944 U 181 sank the freighter Tanda in the Arabian Sea and U 198 sank the freighter Director in the Mozambique Channel 94 17 July 1944 HMS Telemachus sank Japanese submarine I 166 in the Strait of Malacca 110 19 July 1944 U 181 sank the freighter King Frederick in the Arabian Sea 94 23 July 1944 HMS Storm sank Kiso Maru 111 25 July 1944 Operation Crimson air raid against northern Sumatra by HMS Illustrious and Victorious 112 6 August 1944 U 198 sank the freighter Empire City in the Mozambique Channel 94 7 August 1944 U 198 sank the freighter Empire Day in the Mozambique Channel 94 12 August 1944 Allied aircraft and warships sank U 198 north of Madagascar 110 13 August 1944 U 862 sank the freighter Radbury in the Mozambique Channel 113 16 August 1944 U 862 sank the freighter Empire Lancer in the Mozambique Channel 114 18 August 1944 U 862 sank the freighter Nairung in the Mozambique Channel 115 19 August 1944 U 862 sank the freighter Wayfarer in the Mozambique Channel 116 20 August 1944 U 861 sank the freighter Berwickshire east of South Africa 94 22 August 1944 HMS Spiteful shelled Christmas Island 117 24 August 1944 Operation Banquet air raid against Padang by HMS Indomitable and Victorious 118 28 August 1944 U 859 sank the Liberty ship John Barry in the Arabian Sea 119 1 September 1944 U 859 sank the freighter Troilus in the Arabian Sea 94 5 September 1944 U 861 sank the freighter Toannis Fafalios north of Madagascar 94 10 September 1944 Royal Air Force Beaufighters sank Misago Maru in the Andaman Sea 120 23 September 1944 HMS Trenchant sank U 859 off Penang 94 17 October 1944 Operation Millet raid against Port Blair by HMS Indomitable and Victorious 121 2 November 1944 HMS Shalimar shelled Port Blair 122 U 181 sank the tanker Fort Lee in the central Indian Ocean Allied aircraft sank Tatayama Maru in the Andaman Sea 123 18 November 1944 Operation Outflank air raid against northern Sumatra by HMS Indomitable and Illustrious 124 22 November 1944 HMS Stratagem was sunk by Japanese destroyers in the Strait of Malacca 122 17 December 1944 Operation Robson air raid against northern Sumatra by HMS Indomitable and Illustrious 125 31 December 1944 HMS Shakespeare sank Unryu Maru off Port Blair 126 1945 edit Allied focus was on amphibious operations along the Burma coast of the Andaman Sea Axis submarine operations were restricted by fuel shortage and maintenance difficulties 3 January 1945 Operation Lightning Allied invasion of Akyab 127 4 January 1945 Operation Lentil air raid against Sumatran oil refineries by HMS Victorious Indomitable and Indefatigable 128 12 January 1945 Allied amphibious landing near Myebon 129 22 January 1945 Operation Matador Allied invasion of Kangaw 130 24 January 1945 Operation Meridian air raid against Sumatran oil refineries by Illustrious Victorious Indomitable and Indefatigable 131 26 January 1945 Operation Sankey Allied invasion of Cheduba Island 130 30 January 1945 Operation Crocodile Allied invasion of Sagu Island 130 6 February 1945 German submarine U 862 sank the Liberty ship Peter Silvester west of Australia 132 7 February 1945 HMS Subtle sank Nanei Maru in the Andaman Sea 133 11 February 1945 HMS Pathfinder was knocked out of action by Japanese aircraft off Akyab 134 16 February 1945 Allied invasion of Ruywa Burma 134 22 February 1945 Allied amphibious landing on the Myebon River 135 24 February 1945 Operation Stacy air raid against Andaman Sea shipping by HMS Ameer and Empress 135 8 March 1945 Tenth Air Force B 24 Liberators sank Hoyo Maru in the Andaman Sea 136 17 March 1945 HMS Saumarez Rapid and Volage shelled Sigli 137 19 March 1945 HMS Saumarez Rapid and Volage shelled Port Blair 137 26 March 1945 The Royal Navy 26th Destroyer Flotilla sank Risui Maru and Teshio Maru in the Andaman Sea 138 11 April 1945 Operation Sunfish air raid against Port Blair by Khedive and HMS Emperor to cover shelling of northern Sumatra 139 No 203 Squadron RAF B 24 Liberators sank Agata Maru in the Andaman Sea 140 30 April 1945 Operation Dracula covering force destroyed a 9 ship Japanese convoy encountered en route 141 1 May 1945 Operation Dracula amphibious landing near Rangoon 141 6 May 1945 HMS Queen Elizabeth and Richelieu shelled Port Blair in Operation Bishop 141 16 May 1945 The Royal Navy 26th Destroyer Flotilla sank the cruiser Haguro in the Battle of the Malacca Strait 142 19 May 1945 HMS Terrapin was damaged by Japanese convoy escorts 143 5 June 1945 The Royal Navy 10th Destroyer Flotilla sank the Kuroshio Maru evacuating troops from Port Blair 143 20 June 1945 Operation Balsam air raid against northern Sumatra by Stalker Ameer and Khedive 144 5 July 1945 Air raid against northern Sumatra by HMS Ameer and Emperor to cover Operation Collie minesweeping of the 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