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flying westwards along the route on which the cruiser that had been sighted on 9 January was to be expected. It was felt that this heralded the approach of the cruiser. Just before 09:00, the
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could not get within range. She was able to plot the Japanese's route in and out of Penang and to take up a suitable position to intercept the cruiser.
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was hit starboard aft by two torpedoes. Bennington decided to head toward the shallows along the shore. The destroyer
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counterattacked with 18 depth charges, but all missed the submarine. A fire raged on board the
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s lookouts soon spotted the torpedoes' wakes, and Captain Sugino shifted his rudder hard over.
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Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Uranami, the second Japanese destroyer to bear that name
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and she soon began to sink by the stern. As she sank, her own depth charges detonated.
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then picked up the survivors, including Captain Sugino, while 138 crewmen were lost.
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searching for Japanese vessels and on 9 January, sighted the Japanese light cruiser
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After his success, Bennington managed to slip away and returned to Trincomalee.
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was a minor naval action that resulted in the sinking of the
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Index

Pacific theatre
Second World War

light cruiser
Kuma
Penang
Malaysia
Indian Ocean
05°26′N 99°52′E / 5.433°N 99.867°E / 5.433; 99.867
United Kingdom
Japan
United Kingdom
Leslie Bennington
Empire of Japan
Sugino Shuichi
Tally-Ho
Kuma
Uranami
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Indian Ocean Theatre
27 February 1941
8 May 1941
Sydney and Kormoran
Japanese merchant raiders
Andaman Islands
Homfreyganj massacre
Christmas Island
1st Indian Ocean

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