The Eastern Fleet and the Indian Ocean, 1942-1944: The Fleet that Had to Hide

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The Eastern Fleet and the Indian Ocean, 1942-1944: The Fleet that Had to Hide

The Eastern Fleet and the Indian Ocean, 1942-1944: The Fleet that Had to Hide

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We sometimes make mistakes in our spelling, transcription or categorisation, or miss information out of our records. Much the same could have been expected had Somerville still been on station when the Japanese arrived – as they did – from the southwest.

The Darkest Hour Volume 2 includes extensive tables detailing the composition of the Japanese air attacks and is illustrated with photographs and with colour artworks of the ships and aircraft involved. Hiryū launched Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters to intercept the scouts; one Albacore was damaged at 16:04, and the other shot down at 16:28 without reporting. Until 1941, the main threat to British interests in the region was the presence of German commerce raiders ( auxiliary cruisers) and submarines. The tonnage and number of ships sunk by Malay Force, are comparable to that of the 3-month long Operation Berlin raid conducted by two battleships of the Kriegsmarine from January to March 1941.

The ships had never operated together before, and both ship and air crews were deficient in training. Use on personal social media accounts, provided the individuals are not promoting themselves commercially.

At about 16:00 on 4 April, PBY Catalina flying boat (AJ155/QL-A) from the Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) 413 Squadron flown by Squadron Leader Leonard Birchall spotted Nagumo's fleet 360 mi (310 nmi; 580 km) south-east of Ceylon [24] [25] on a course that would have entered Somerville's previous patrol area from the south. From October 1943, the Eastern Fleet was the maritime component of South East Asia Command, including responsibilities beyond the SEAC area. The Japanese strike group of 132 aircraft was detected at 07:06 on 9 April [48] by the radar of AMES 272 at a range of 91 miles (146 km). A quote from Vice Admiral Rawlings concerning the addition of British naval forces to the US Navy in the Pacific: "We have to go back to school again. The reinforcement of the British Eastern Fleet depended on transfers from Britain and the Mediterranean, a reflection of active warzones and the demands on the Royal Navy's (RN) resources.Naval operations against the Japanese weakened defenses after Leyte were described by Admiral Cunningham's biographer as being "less about defeating Japan than preparing the Royal Navy for the future.

Even then, it required experienced air crews to find their targets at night, using radar with a range of just 20 miles (32 km) and new tactics. Singapore's rapid surrender and the destruction of the Prince of Wales and Repulse leaves only a skeletal naval presence at Ceylon. Nagumo and officers such as Mitsuo Fuchida (commanding Akagi's air group) felt that the losses inflicted on the British did not justify the loss of experienced Japanese air crews. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages.The form will be sent to our Collections Management Team who will use it to improve our object records. Another strange thing is that a lot of Admiral Somerville’s comments to the on-going situation are taken from his letters to his wife.



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