1945 Battle of Sagami Bay

Name: Battle of Sagami Bay
Start: 2024-07-22T00:00:00+0000
End: 2024-07-23T00:00:00+0000
Location: World of Warships official forum

22 July 2024 23 July 2024

This Day in History

Event created by Tuccy

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Event details

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)