Battle of Sagami Bay 1945
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 23 July 1945 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1945 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | World War II era (1939–1945) | derived from year |
| Nearest landmass | At sea (nearest continent: Asia) | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | World War II | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 34.5000, 139.5000 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
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 800 long tons (810 t), and damaged another freighter, Enbun Maru of 6,919 long tons (7,030 t). The Japanese escorts were not damaged. The Enbun Maru and the escorts evacuated to Tateyama Bay.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Sagami Bay (revision 1370587950), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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