What is Battle of the Malacca Strait?
{{Infobox military conflict |conflict=Battle of the Malacca Strait |image=Haguro1936.jpg |caption=Japanese cruiser ''Haguro''. |partof=the [[Pacific War|Pacific theater]] of [[World War II]] |date=15–16 May 1945 |place=[[Strait of Malacca]] |result= British victory |combatant1={{flag|United Kingdom|size=24px}} |combatant2={{flagicon|Japan|alt}} [[Empire of Japan]] |commander1={{flagicon|UK|naval}} [[Manley Laurence Power]] |commander2={{flagicon|Japan|naval}} [[Shigeru Fukudome]]<br/>{{flagicon|Japan|naval}} [[Shintaro Hashimoto]]{{KIA}}<br/>{{flagicon|Japan|naval}} [[Kaju Sugiura]]{{KIA}} |strength1=5 [[Destroyer]]s |strength2=1 [[Heavy Cruiser]]<br/>1 [[Destroyer]] |casualties1=1 destroyer damaged,<br/>2 killed<ref>Hough, ''HMS Vigilant''</ref> |casualties2=1 cruiser sunk,<br/>1 destroyer damaged,<br/>927 killed<ref>900 were killed on ''Haguro'' and 27 on ''Kamikaze''. Hackett and Nevitt, ''Combinedfleet.com''.</ref> |campaignbox= }} The '''Battle of the Malacca Strait''', sometimes called the '''Sinking of the ''Haguro''''', was a [[Navy|naval]] [[battle]] in [[World War II]]. The battle started because the [[Royal Navy|British]] were searching for [[Imperial Japanese Navy|Japanese]] ships to sink. This May 1945 action was called ''Operation Dukedom''. It resulted in the sinking of the Japanese cruiser {{Ship|Japanese cruiser|Haguro||2}}. ''Haguro'' had been supplying Japanese troops in the [[Dutch East Indies]] and the [[Bay of Bengal]] since 1 May 1945. ==Notes== {{Reflist}} ==References== *{{cite web|last=Hough|first=Stan|year=1998|url=http://www.stanhough.com/Vigilant.htm|title=H.M.S. VIGILANT. 1945|work=Stan Hough|access-date=2007-02-22|archive-date=2007-07-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070710182442/http://www.stanhough.com/Vigilant.htm|url-status=dead}} - Firsthand account of the battle by a member of HMS ''Vigilant''{{'}}s crew. {{hist-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Malacca Strait, Battle of the}} [[Category:Pacific battles of World War II]] [[Category:Battles involving the United Kingdom]] [[