Knowledge

Action of 17 July 1944

Source 📝

184: 151: 172: 75: 137: 659: 502:. The Japanese boat sank immediately and eighty-eight men were killed. Lt Suwa and the navigating officer were blown overboard. Seven hours later they were picked up by Malayan fishermen. 664: 517:(DSC) on 16 January 1945 "For outstanding courage, skill and determination in one of H.M. Submarines in successful patrols in Far Eastern waters" (specifically the sinking of the 258: 610:"Local Hero". British, Canadian, Australian, New Zealand, Indian, South African and all Commonwealth Medals. britishmedalforum.com. Retrieved on 7 January 2008. 669: 684: 188: 251: 514: 674: 490:
for 30 minutes, waited until it was less than a mile distant and reached the firing point beam on. At 07:20 King fired a spread of six
308: 244: 494:
warhead torpedoes at 1,500 yards, and then tried to swing the boat to fire her stern torpedoes. This manoeuvre however, failed and
607: 303: 18: 633: 498:
lost control and briefly broke surface. Ninety-two seconds after the launch however, one torpedo hit the stern of
679: 458:
on 13 July had put himself in a position known as One Fathom bank in order to intercept Japanese traffic between
455: 176: 470:
operator alerted King to the sound of propellers, and the watch soon spotted a Japanese submarine; that being
268: 654: 381: 371: 320: 282: 689: 376: 420: 417: 386: 209: 588: 414: 292: 434: 201: 342: 337: 313: 287: 354: 8: 593: 330: 629: 426: 325: 66: 359: 183: 156: 74: 347: 171: 142: 648: 443: 364: 33: 20: 410: 109: 576: 62: 430: 236: 463: 505:
Soon after the sinking the Japanese attempted to intercept and sink
105: 660:
World War II operations and battles of the Southeast Asia Theatre
447: 491: 459: 451: 101: 467: 665:
Naval battles of World War II involving the United Kingdom
531: 560: 558: 555: 543: 466:. They waited until the 17th when submerged, the 646: 670:Naval battles of World War II involving Japan 252: 482:Despite limited visibility because of mist, 597:(Supplement). 12 January 1945. p. 417. 259: 245: 587: 513:returned to Colombo. King was awarded a 266: 685:Japan–United Kingdom military relations 147: 647: 442:Operating for the first time with the 240: 626:Dive and Attack: A Submariners Story 623: 601: 564: 549: 537: 413:. It resulted in the sinking of the 48:Submarine engagement in World War II 13: 14: 701: 675:Submarine warfare in World War II 182: 170: 149: 135: 73: 617: 581: 570: 409:was a submarine engagement of 1: 524: 7: 577:Imperial Japanese Navy Page 515:Distinguished Service Cross 10: 706: 628:. London: William Kimber. 79:Strait of Malacca (in red) 477: 304:Japanese merchant raiders 278: 217: 194: 163: 128: 83: 72: 60: 55: 680:1944 in British Malaya 624:King, William (1983). 407:action of 17 July 1944 164:Commanders and leaders 56:Action of 17 July 1944 509:but without success. 418:Kadai class submarine 218:Casualties and losses 608:British Medal Forum. 314:Homfreyganj massacre 270:Indian Ocean Theatre 540:, pp. 179–181. 30: /  594:The London Gazette 655:Conflicts in 1944 427:Strait of Malacca 400: 399: 235: 234: 124: 123: 697: 690:July 1944 events 639: 611: 605: 599: 598: 585: 579: 574: 568: 562: 553: 547: 541: 535: 387:2nd Indian Ocean 382:14 February 1944 372:13 November 1943 326:1st Indian Ocean 321:Christmas Island 283:27 February 1941 273: 271: 261: 254: 247: 238: 237: 187: 186: 175: 174: 159: 155: 153: 152: 141: 139: 138: 85: 84: 77: 67:Second World War 53: 52: 45: 44: 42: 41: 40: 35: 31: 28: 27: 26: 23: 705: 704: 700: 699: 698: 696: 695: 694: 645: 644: 636: 620: 615: 614: 606: 602: 586: 582: 575: 571: 563: 556: 548: 544: 536: 532: 527: 480: 429:by the British 415:Japanese Navy's 403: 402: 401: 396: 377:11 January 1944 309:Andaman Islands 274: 269: 267: 265: 230: 181: 169: 150: 148: 136: 134: 120:British victory 112: 78: 49: 38: 36: 34:4.45°N 100.18°E 32: 29: 24: 21: 19: 17: 16: 12: 11: 5: 703: 693: 692: 687: 682: 677: 672: 667: 662: 657: 641: 640: 634: 619: 616: 613: 612: 600: 580: 569: 567:, p. 179. 554: 552:, p. 175. 542: 529: 528: 526: 523: 479: 476: 398: 397: 395: 394: 389: 384: 379: 374: 369: 362: 357: 352: 345: 340: 335: 334: 333: 323: 318: 317: 316: 306: 301: 290: 285: 279: 276: 275: 264: 263: 256: 249: 241: 233: 232: 224: 220: 219: 215: 214: 206: 197: 196: 192: 191: 179: 166: 165: 161: 160: 145: 143:United Kingdom 131: 130: 126: 125: 122: 121: 118: 114: 113: 99: 97: 93: 92: 89: 81: 80: 70: 69: 58: 57: 51: 50: 47: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 702: 691: 688: 686: 683: 681: 678: 676: 673: 671: 668: 666: 663: 661: 658: 656: 653: 652: 650: 643: 637: 635:0-7183-0500-0 631: 627: 622: 621: 609: 604: 596: 595: 590: 584: 578: 573: 566: 561: 559: 551: 546: 539: 534: 530: 522: 520: 516: 512: 508: 503: 501: 497: 493: 489: 485: 475: 473: 469: 465: 461: 457: 453: 449: 445: 444:Eastern Fleet 440: 438: 437: 432: 428: 424: 423: 419: 416: 412: 408: 393: 390: 388: 385: 383: 380: 378: 375: 373: 370: 368: 367: 366:Monsun Gruppe 363: 361: 358: 356: 353: 351: 350: 346: 344: 341: 339: 338:Cocos Islands 336: 332: 329: 328: 327: 324: 322: 319: 315: 312: 311: 310: 307: 305: 302: 300: 299: 295: 291: 289: 286: 284: 281: 280: 277: 272: 262: 257: 255: 250: 248: 243: 242: 239: 228: 225: 222: 221: 216: 213: 212: 207: 205: 204: 199: 198: 193: 190: 189:Suwa Koichiro 185: 180: 178: 173: 168: 167: 162: 158: 146: 144: 133: 132: 127: 119: 116: 115: 111: 107: 103: 98: 95: 94: 90: 87: 86: 82: 76: 71: 68: 64: 59: 54: 46: 43: 642: 625: 618:Bibliography 603: 592: 583: 572: 545: 533: 518: 510: 506: 504: 499: 495: 487: 483: 481: 471: 454:, Commander 441: 435: 421: 411:World War II 406: 404: 392:17 July 1944 391: 365: 348: 297: 293: 226: 210: 202: 129:Belligerents 110:Indian Ocean 91:17 July 1944 61:Part of The 39:4.45; 100.18 15: 589:"No. 36895" 63:Pacific War 37: / 649:Categories 525:References 511:Telemachus 507:Telemachus 496:Telemachus 484:Telemachus 436:Telemachus 433:submarine 431:Royal Navy 343:Madagascar 288:8 May 1941 208:Submarine 203:Telemachus 200:Submarine 565:King 1983 550:King 1983 538:King 1983 464:Singapore 456:Bill King 231:88 killed 177:Bill King 486:tracked 298:Kormoran 195:Strength 106:Malaysia 96:Location 25:100°11′E 448:Colombo 425:in the 355:Réunion 65:of the 632:  492:Torpex 478:Action 460:Penang 452:Ceylon 331:Ceylon 294:Sydney 154:  140:  117:Result 102:Penang 22:4°27′N 519:I-166 500:I-166 488:I-166 472:I-166 468:ASDIC 422:I-166 227:I-166 211:I-166 157:Japan 630:ISBN 462:and 405:The 349:Stab 296:and 229:sunk 223:None 100:off 88:Date 521:). 450:in 446:at 360:Goa 651:: 591:. 557:^ 474:. 439:. 108:, 104:, 638:. 260:e 253:t 246:v

Index

4°27′N 100°11′E / 4.45°N 100.18°E / 4.45; 100.18
Pacific War
Second World War

Penang
Malaysia
Indian Ocean
United Kingdom
Japan
United Kingdom
Bill King
Empire of Japan
Suwa Koichiro
Telemachus
I-166
v
t
e
Indian Ocean Theatre
27 February 1941
8 May 1941
Sydney and Kormoran
Japanese merchant raiders
Andaman Islands
Homfreyganj massacre
Christmas Island
1st Indian Ocean
Ceylon
Cocos Islands
Madagascar

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.