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The Eastern Fleet was based in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), and reorganised into the British East Indies Fleet, subsequently becoming the British Pacific Fleet (BPF). The BPF operated against targets in Sumatra , (operations Robson and Meridian ) gaining experience until early 1945, when it departed Trincomalee for Sydney.
Operation Inmate was an attack by the British Pacific Fleet against Japanese positions on Truk Atoll in the central Pacific Ocean during the Second World War.The attacks against the isolated islands on 14 and 15 June 1945 were conducted to provide combat experience for the aircraft carrier HMS Implacable and several of the fleet's cruisers and destroyers ahead of their involvement in more ...
The British Pacific Fleet conducted a number of attacks against Osaka and targeted the Inland Sea. As a result the escort carrier Kaiyō was severely damaged and grounded, the escort ships No. 4 and No. 30 were also sunk for the loss of four aircraft. [2] The upper hangar deck of Katsuragi, October 1945, after it was struck by a 2,000 lb bomb ...
The 30th Aircraft Carrier Squadron was established in January 1945 with Commodore William. P. Carne taking command in March 1945. the 30th Aircraft Carrier Squadron (30 ACS), consisted of nine escort carriers and was solely assigned to the British Pacific Fleet. From March to April 1945 it was the fleets Air Train. [2]
The British Pacific Fleet was allocated as TF 57 in 1945 before being redesignated Task Force 37 in May. During the Cold War, Task Force 57 was allocated to the United States Pacific Fleet, and available for use, though it was little publicised. [1] From 1995, it has been part of the United States Fifth Fleet. It appears to be now the Fleet's ...
Allied naval bombardments of Japan Part of the Japan campaign, Pacific War USS Indiana bombarding Kamaishi, Japan on 14 July 1945 Date July–August 1945 Location Four Japanese cities and several military facilities and towns Result Allied victory Belligerents United States United Kingdom New Zealand Japan Casualties and losses 32 (POWs killed in the bombardments of Kamaishi) Up to 1,739 ...
Cardigan Bay, a new Bay-class anti-aircraft frigate, had been intended for the British Pacific Fleet. Maud commanded her from June 1945, taking her through her workup in Scotland but when Japan surrendered, she was sent instead to the Mediterranean Fleet.
British Pacific Fleet aircraft carriers launch strikes against the Japanese-controlled oil refinery at Soengi Gerong, Sumatra. The refinery never recovers its full capacity during World War II. Japanese aircraft counterattack the British carriers, but the British combat air patrol shoots them all down. In the strikes on January 24 and 29 ...