On this day in history the last surface action of World War II took place off the tip of the Bōsō Peninsula. Destroyer Squadron 61 of the US Navy intercepted a Japanese coastal convoy of two freighters, escorted by one minesweeper and one submarine chaser. One of the freighters was sunk and the other damaged.

• Destroyer Squadron 61
  • Destroyer Division 121
    • USS De Haven (DD 727) - flagship
    • USS Mansfield (DD 728)
    • USS Lyman K. Swenson (DD 729)
    • USS Collett (DD 730)
    • USS Maddox (DD 731)
  • Destroyer Division 122
    • USS Blue (DD 744)
    • USS Brush (DD 745)
    • USS Taussig (DD 746)
    • USS Samuel N. Moore (DD 747)

USS De Haven (DD 727), flagship of DesRon 61, on May 14th, 1944.

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