Indian Ocean raid

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Operation C
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkb:British_Eastern_Fleet
gptkbp:commander gptkb:James_Somerville
gptkb:Chūichi_Nagumo
gptkbp:date April 1942
gptkbp:endDate 1942-04-10
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Indian Ocean raid
gptkbp:location gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkbp:notableEvent attack on Colombo
attack on Trincomalee
sinking of HMS Cornwall
sinking of HMS Dorsetshire
sinking of HMS Hermes
gptkbp:objective destroy British naval forces in the Indian Ocean
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkbp:result Japanese tactical victory
gptkbp:significance demonstrated Japanese naval supremacy in the Indian Ocean
gptkbp:startDate 1942-03-31
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:marine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4