Battle of Sagami Bay explained

Conflict:Battle of Sagami Bay
Partof:World War II
Date:22-23 July 1945
Place:off Bōsō Peninsula
Result:American victory
Combatant1: United States
Commander1: T.H. Hederman
Commander2: Unknown
Units1: United States Navy Destroyer Squadron 61 [1]
Units2: Imperial Japanese Navy
Strength1:9 destroyers
Strength2:1 minesweeper
1 submarine chaser
2 freighters
Casualties1:None
Casualties2:1 freighter sunk
1 freighter damaged

The Battle of Sagami Bay was a World War II anti-shipping raid off the tip of Bōsō Peninsula on the night of 22 July 1945. It was the last surface action of the war. Destroyer Squadron 61 (DesRon 61) of the U.S Navy engaged with a Japanese convoy consisting of two freighters escorted by subchaser No. 42 and minesweeper No.1. The Americans sank a freighter, No.5 Hakutetsu Maru of 800lk=onNaNlk=on, and damaged another freighter, Enbun Maru of 6919LT. The Japanese escorts were not damaged.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Penetrating Home Waters: Destroyer Sweep of Sagami Nada .