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February
02
The destruction of the Singapore dock
In early February 1945 B-29s from India sank the great floating dock at the Singapore naval base, depriving the Japanese fleet of another base.
May
15
The Battle of the Malacca Strait
On the night of 15/16 May 1945 British destroyers sank the Japanese heavy cruiser Haguro off Penang. Between about 750 and over 900 men were killed.