World War II: The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Japanese_Navy" id="mwxg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Imperial Japanese Navy">Imperial Japanese Navy</a> launches <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Sunday_Raid" id="mwxw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Easter Sunday Raid">a carrier-based air attack on Colombo</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceylon" id="mwyA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Ceylon">Ceylon</a> during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Ocean_raid" id="mwyQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Indian Ocean raid">Indian Ocean raid</a>. Port and civilian facilities are damaged and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Navy" id="mwyg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruisers" id="mwyw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Cruisers">cruisers</a> <a about="#mwt101" data-mw='{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"HMS","href":"./Template:HMS"},"params":{"1":{"wt":"Cornwall"},"2":{"wt":"56"},"3":{"wt":"6"}},"i":0}}]}' href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Cornwall_(56)" id="mwzA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="HMS Cornwall (56)" typeof="mw:Transclusion">HMS<span typeof="mw:Entity"> </span><i>Cornwall</i></a> and <a about="#mwt102" data-mw='{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"HMS","href":"./Template:HMS"},"params":{"1":{"wt":"Dorsetshire"},"2":{"wt":"40"},"3":{"wt":"6"}},"i":0}}]}' href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Dorsetshire_(40)" id="mwzQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="HMS Dorsetshire (40)" typeof="mw:Transclusion">HMS<span typeof="mw:Entity"> </span><i>Dorsetshire</i></a> are sunk southwest of the island.