1942 ⟶ Japanese Navy Attacks Colombo; HMS Cornwall and Dorsetshire Sunk
The Japanese Navy attacks Colombo in Ceylon. Royal Navy heav...
Year
1942
💥 Japanese Navy Attacks Colombo; HMS Cornwall and Dorsetshire Sunk
The Japanese Navy attacks Colombo in Ceylon. Royal Navy heavy cruisers HMS Cornwall and HMS Dorsetshire are sunk southwest of the island.⟶
Indian OceanNaval BattleJapanese NavyColomboCeylonHMS CornwallHMS DorsetshireUK
💥 Japanese Air Raid on Trincomalee; HMS Hermes and HMAS Vampire Sunk
The Japanese Navy launches an air raid on Trincomalee in Ceylon; Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Hermes and Royal Australian Navy destroyer HMAS Vampire are sunk off the country's east coast.⟶
JapanIndian Oceannavalair raidCeylonHMS HermesHMAS Vampiremilitarystrategic bombing