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− | The '''Battle of Sagami Bay''' was a [[World War II]] anti-shipping raid off the tip of [[Bōsō Peninsula]] on the night of 22 July 1945. It was the last surface action of the war. Destroyer Squadron 61 (DesRon 61) of the [[United States Navy|U.S Navy]] engaged with a [[Japan]]ese |
+ | The '''Battle of Sagami Bay''' was a [[World War II]] anti-shipping raid off the tip of [[Bōsō Peninsula]] on the night of 22 July 1945. It was the last surface action of the war. Destroyer Squadron 61 (DesRon 61) of the [[United States Navy|U.S Navy]] engaged with a [[Japan]]ese convoy consisting of two [[cargo ship|freighter]]s escorted by [[No.13 class submarine chaser|subchaser ''No. 42'']] and [[No.1 class minesweeper (1923)|minesweeper ''No.1'']]. The Americans sank a freighter, ''No.5 Hakutetsu Maru'' of {{convert|800|LT|t|lk=off|abbr=on}}, and damaged another freighter, ''Enbun Maru'' of {{convert|6919|LT|t|abbr=on}}. The Japanese escorts were not damaged. |
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Latest revision as of 23:50, 6 August 2017
The Battle of Sagami Bay was a World War II anti-shipping raid off the tip of Bōsō Peninsula on the night of 22 July 1945. It was the last surface action of the war. Destroyer Squadron 61 (DesRon 61) of the U.S Navy engaged with a Japanese convoy consisting of two freighters escorted by subchaser No. 42 and minesweeper No.1. The Americans sank a freighter, No.5 Hakutetsu Maru of 800 long tons (810 t), and damaged another freighter, Enbun Maru of 6,919 long tons (7,030 t). The Japanese escorts were not damaged.
References
- "Shootout in Tokyo Bay". USS DeHaven Sailor's Association. Archived from the original on 23 February 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20050223055223/http://ussdehaven.org/tokyo_shootout.htm. Retrieved March 4, 2005.
- Bob Culver Our Ship's Diary As Told By The Crew: Uss Samuel N. Moore Dd-747, Iuniverse Inc, 2004, ISBN 0-595-33762-7
- "IJN Subchaser CH-42: Tabular Record of Movement". Bob Hackett, Sander Kingsepp and Peter Cundall. http://www.combinedfleet.com/CH-42_t.htm. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
The original article can be found at Battle of Sagami Bay and the edit history here.