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The Malayan campaign, referred to by Japanese sources as the Malay Operation (馬来作戦, Maree Sakusen), was a military campaign fought by Allied and Axis forces in Malaya, from 8 December 1941 – 15 February 1942 during the Second World War.
On 16 September 2013, which is Malaysia Day, volunteer divers removed litter such as fishing nets from the two wrecks that was a hazard to marine life. [ 9 ] On 5 March 2016 a floating crane , a tug and a larger ship were photographed directly over the wreck of Katori Maru .
This tactic was suggested by Japanese policymakers as one of the reasons for the currencies falling value as Japanese defeats increased. Although a price freeze was put in place in February 1942, by the end of the war prices in Malaya were 11,000 times higher than at the start of the war. Monthly inflation reached over 40% in August 1945.
Auxiliary ship: KA Bunga Mas Enam Malaysia: 1 [10] Scrapped. Hydrographic survey vessels Mutiara: Hydro ship: KD Mutiara Malaysia: 1 [5] Scrapped. Training ships Fajar Samudera: Training ships: MV Fajar Samudera Malaysia: 1: Sold to PSSB Sdn Bhd and converted to passenger vessel. Sank off Port Klang road due to leakage and lack of maintenance ...
List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1940 Ship State Description Arlington: Canada: After departing Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada, on 30 April, the 244-foot (74 m) bulk carrier sank in 600 feet (183 m) of water in Lake Superior 35 nautical miles (65 km; 40 mi) north of the Keweenaw Peninsula near Superior Shoal in the Copper Harbor, Michigan, area during a storm after her captain first ordered her to ...
List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1942 Ship State Description HMT Cape Spartel Royal Navy World War II: The naval trawler was bombed and sunk in the North Sea 7.5 nautical miles (13.9 km) south west of the North Outer Dowsing Lightship (Trinity House) by Luftwaffe aircraft
Penang is an island off the west coast of Malaya, now the present day Malaysia. It is only a short distance from the mainland. The main town of Penang, George Town, is on a harbour. In the early months of the war, it was heavily used by Allied naval and merchant vessels. [1]
Cinemas such as Cathay and Odeon at Batu Road were closed, and the Malay Mail published its last pre-war issue. The FMS administration is no longer in place. [4] As the British retreated, they continued the scorched earth policy they had used in Perak - tin mines, rubber plantations and munitions were simply torched. Fires continued to burn for ...