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This day in military history..
Nov 23
1248 Siege of Seville ends
1510 Ottomans sack Kutaisi, Capitol of the Kingdom of Imereti
1808 Battle of Tudela
1861 Pensacola Bay bombardment ends
1863 Battle of Chattanooga begins
1939 Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS Rawalpindi sunk by KM Battleships Scharnhorst & Gneisenau north of the Faroe Islands
1940 Romania joins the Axis. Minesweeper HMS Duchess of Corwall & Troopship Llandovy Castle bobmed/damaged at Southampton
1941 L.S.I. HMS Glenroy torpedoed by aircraft in the Med & beached at Mursa Matruh. Repaired & returned to service
1943 Battles of Makin & Tarawa end. IJN sub I-35 shelled by Destroyers USS Meade & Frazier & Battleship Tennessee, ramed & sunk by Frazier west of Tarawa
1248 Siege of Seville ends
1510 Ottomans sack Kutaisi, Capitol of the Kingdom of Imereti
1808 Battle of Tudela
1861 Pensacola Bay bombardment ends
1863 Battle of Chattanooga begins
1939 Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS Rawalpindi sunk by KM Battleships Scharnhorst & Gneisenau north of the Faroe Islands
1940 Romania joins the Axis. Minesweeper HMS Duchess of Corwall & Troopship Llandovy Castle bobmed/damaged at Southampton
1941 L.S.I. HMS Glenroy torpedoed by aircraft in the Med & beached at Mursa Matruh. Repaired & returned to service
1943 Battles of Makin & Tarawa end. IJN sub I-35 shelled by Destroyers USS Meade & Frazier & Battleship Tennessee, ramed & sunk by Frazier west of Tarawa
Nov 24
1429 Siege of La Chrite begins
1542 Battle of Solway Moss
1850 Battle of Lattorf
1863 Battle of Chattanooga: Battle of Lookout Mountain
1940 Slovakia joins the Axis. R.N. Trawler HMS Amethyst sunk by mine in the Thames Estuary. Yacht HMS Gael sunk by mine in the Humber Estuary off Spurn Point
1941 Cruiser HMS Dunedin sunk by U-124 off Recife, Brazil
1943 Escort Carrier USS Liscome Bay sunk by I-175 off Makin with heavy casualties, inc the Captain, an Admiral & Pearl Harbor Hero Doris Miller. German Cruisers FR-11 sunk & FR-12 damaged by aircraft
1429 Siege of La Chrite begins
1542 Battle of Solway Moss
1850 Battle of Lattorf
1863 Battle of Chattanooga: Battle of Lookout Mountain
1940 Slovakia joins the Axis. R.N. Trawler HMS Amethyst sunk by mine in the Thames Estuary. Yacht HMS Gael sunk by mine in the Humber Estuary off Spurn Point
1941 Cruiser HMS Dunedin sunk by U-124 off Recife, Brazil
1943 Escort Carrier USS Liscome Bay sunk by I-175 off Makin with heavy casualties, inc the Captain, an Admiral & Pearl Harbor Hero Doris Miller. German Cruisers FR-11 sunk & FR-12 damaged by aircraft
Nov 25
1177 Battle of Montgisard
1758 British capture Ft. Duquesne, Pa.
1826 The new Greek Navy recieves its 1st large warship, a US built Frigate, Hellas
1863 Battle of Missionary Ridge ends the Siege of, & Battle of Chattanooga
1917 Battle of Negomano, East Africa
1918 German Forces in East Africa surrender
1939 KM Patrol Boat V-301 sunk by mine off Langeland, Denmark
1940 1st flights, DeHaveland Mosquito & Martin B-26. R.N. Trawler HMS Kennymore sunk by a mine in the Thames Estuary. R.N. Trawler HMS Conquistador sunk in a collision in the River Thames while transporting survivors of HMS Kennymore. R.N. Motor Launch 111 sunk by a mine off the mouth of the Humber
1941 Battleship HMS Barham sunk by U-331 off Sidi Barani. R.N. Trawler HMS Jacques Morgand bombed & sunk at Falmouth. Italian Minesweeper Zirona bombed & beached at Benghazi. KM Patrol ship V-412 sunk by R.N. MTBs off Dunkirk. Raised, repaired & returned to service as V-805
1942 Sub HMS Utmost sunk by Italian Torpedo Boat Groppo off Sicily. Transport USS Thomas Stone, torpedoed by German aircraft off Cape Palos on the 7th & beached at Algiers, is bombed by German aircraft & abandond. KM Minesweeper M-101 sunk in collision with German M.S. Levant off Roan, Norway
1943 I-19 sunk by Destroyer USS Radford west of Makin. U-600 sunk by Frigates HMS Bazely & Blackwood north of Ponta Del Gada. U-849 sunk by USN PB4Y west of the Congo. Battle of Cape St. George: IJN Destroyers Onami, Makinami & Yugiri sunk & Uzuki severly damaged
1944 Corvette HMCS Shawinigan sunk with all hands by U-1228 in the Cabot Strait. U-482 sunk by Frigate HMS Ascencion west of the Shetlands. Cruiser Yasoshima sunk by aircraft from USS Ticonderoga in the Philippine Sea. Cruiser Komano sunk by aircraft from USS Ticonderoga at Santa Cruz, Luzon
1952 Battle of Triangle Hill ends
1177 Battle of Montgisard
1758 British capture Ft. Duquesne, Pa.
1826 The new Greek Navy recieves its 1st large warship, a US built Frigate, Hellas
1863 Battle of Missionary Ridge ends the Siege of, & Battle of Chattanooga
1917 Battle of Negomano, East Africa
1918 German Forces in East Africa surrender
1939 KM Patrol Boat V-301 sunk by mine off Langeland, Denmark
1940 1st flights, DeHaveland Mosquito & Martin B-26. R.N. Trawler HMS Kennymore sunk by a mine in the Thames Estuary. R.N. Trawler HMS Conquistador sunk in a collision in the River Thames while transporting survivors of HMS Kennymore. R.N. Motor Launch 111 sunk by a mine off the mouth of the Humber
1941 Battleship HMS Barham sunk by U-331 off Sidi Barani. R.N. Trawler HMS Jacques Morgand bombed & sunk at Falmouth. Italian Minesweeper Zirona bombed & beached at Benghazi. KM Patrol ship V-412 sunk by R.N. MTBs off Dunkirk. Raised, repaired & returned to service as V-805
1942 Sub HMS Utmost sunk by Italian Torpedo Boat Groppo off Sicily. Transport USS Thomas Stone, torpedoed by German aircraft off Cape Palos on the 7th & beached at Algiers, is bombed by German aircraft & abandond. KM Minesweeper M-101 sunk in collision with German M.S. Levant off Roan, Norway
1943 I-19 sunk by Destroyer USS Radford west of Makin. U-600 sunk by Frigates HMS Bazely & Blackwood north of Ponta Del Gada. U-849 sunk by USN PB4Y west of the Congo. Battle of Cape St. George: IJN Destroyers Onami, Makinami & Yugiri sunk & Uzuki severly damaged
1944 Corvette HMCS Shawinigan sunk with all hands by U-1228 in the Cabot Strait. U-482 sunk by Frigate HMS Ascencion west of the Shetlands. Cruiser Yasoshima sunk by aircraft from USS Ticonderoga in the Philippine Sea. Cruiser Komano sunk by aircraft from USS Ticonderoga at Santa Cruz, Luzon
1952 Battle of Triangle Hill ends
Nov 26
1865 naval battle of Papudo
1939 Mainila, Soviet Union Incident. Polish Troopship sunk by mine off Withernsea.
1940 Polish Patrol Ship Medoc torpedoed/sunk with all hands by German aircraft off Rame Head, Cornwall
1943 British Troopship Rohna sunk by He-177 with a Henschel 293 glide bomb off Jidelli, Algeria
1865 naval battle of Papudo
1939 Mainila, Soviet Union Incident. Polish Troopship sunk by mine off Withernsea.
1940 Polish Patrol Ship Medoc torpedoed/sunk with all hands by German aircraft off Rame Head, Cornwall
1943 British Troopship Rohna sunk by He-177 with a Henschel 293 glide bomb off Jidelli, Algeria
Nov 27
1863 Battle of Mine Run
1868 Battle of the Washita River
1940 Minelayer HMS Port Napier catches fire & blows up at Loch Alsh. R.N. Trawler HMS Elk sunk by mine off Penlee Point, Plymouth. Battle of Cape Spartivento.
1940 Sloop HMAS Parramatta sunk by U-559 off Tobruk. KM Patrol ship V-1340 bombed/sunk.
1942 French fleet @ Toulon is scuttled to prevent use by the Germans. A few ships are salvaged & used by Germans & Italians, but most are scrapped in place during or after the War.
1943 R.N. Motor Launch 126 lost off the west coast of Italy
1944 KM Collier Korsnes is torpedoed and sunk, & POW ship Rigel is bombed & sunk by Barracudas, from HMS Implacable off Sandnessjoen. Rigel has 2248 Soviet POWs on board, only 415 survive. US Sub Chaser SC-744 is sunk by a Kamikaze in Leyte Gulf
1863 Battle of Mine Run
1868 Battle of the Washita River
1940 Minelayer HMS Port Napier catches fire & blows up at Loch Alsh. R.N. Trawler HMS Elk sunk by mine off Penlee Point, Plymouth. Battle of Cape Spartivento.
1940 Sloop HMAS Parramatta sunk by U-559 off Tobruk. KM Patrol ship V-1340 bombed/sunk.
1942 French fleet @ Toulon is scuttled to prevent use by the Germans. A few ships are salvaged & used by Germans & Italians, but most are scrapped in place during or after the War.
1943 R.N. Motor Launch 126 lost off the west coast of Italy
1944 KM Collier Korsnes is torpedoed and sunk, & POW ship Rigel is bombed & sunk by Barracudas, from HMS Implacable off Sandnessjoen. Rigel has 2248 Soviet POWs on board, only 415 survive. US Sub Chaser SC-744 is sunk by a Kamikaze in Leyte Gulf
Nov 28
1443 Albanians under Skanderbeg retake Ktuja from the Ottomans
1627 naval Battle of Oliva
1666 Battle of Rullion Green
1862 Battle of Cane Hill, Ark
1939 R.F.A. Tanker Birchol wrecked at South Uist
1940 R.N. Trawler HMS Manx Prince sunk by mine off Spurn Point, Yorkshire
1941 U-95 sunk by Dutch sub O-21 east of Gibraltar
1942 Transport USS Alchiba damaged by IJN midget sub Ha-10, beached near Lunga Point, Guadalcanal. British Troopship Nova Scotia sunk by U-177 in the Indian Ocean off South Africa. Ship was carrying Italian civilian Internees. 650 Internees, 96 crew, 10 gunners & 88 S. African guards lost, 130 Internees, 17 crew, 42 guards & 1 gunner rescued by Portugese Frigate
1943 U-542 sunk by RAF Wellington north of Madeira
1944 U-80 sank in a diving accident while training off Pillau. I-365 sunk by USS Scabbardfish s.e. of Yokosuka. I-44 sunk by 4 US Destroyers in Leyte Gulf. IJN Sub Chaser SC 53 & Patrol Boat No. 105 sunk by US warships in Leyte Gulf.
1980 Operation Morvarid: Iran destroys most of the Iraqi Navy
1443 Albanians under Skanderbeg retake Ktuja from the Ottomans
1627 naval Battle of Oliva
1666 Battle of Rullion Green
1862 Battle of Cane Hill, Ark
1939 R.F.A. Tanker Birchol wrecked at South Uist
1940 R.N. Trawler HMS Manx Prince sunk by mine off Spurn Point, Yorkshire
1941 U-95 sunk by Dutch sub O-21 east of Gibraltar
1942 Transport USS Alchiba damaged by IJN midget sub Ha-10, beached near Lunga Point, Guadalcanal. British Troopship Nova Scotia sunk by U-177 in the Indian Ocean off South Africa. Ship was carrying Italian civilian Internees. 650 Internees, 96 crew, 10 gunners & 88 S. African guards lost, 130 Internees, 17 crew, 42 guards & 1 gunner rescued by Portugese Frigate
1943 U-542 sunk by RAF Wellington north of Madeira
1944 U-80 sank in a diving accident while training off Pillau. I-365 sunk by USS Scabbardfish s.e. of Yokosuka. I-44 sunk by 4 US Destroyers in Leyte Gulf. IJN Sub Chaser SC 53 & Patrol Boat No. 105 sunk by US warships in Leyte Gulf.
1980 Operation Morvarid: Iran destroys most of the Iraqi Navy
Nov 29
1729 Ft. Rosalie Massacre
1775 USS Lee captures British Ordanance ship Nancy
1776 Siege of Ft. Cumberland, Nova Scotia ends
1863 Battle of Knoxville.
1864 Battle of Spring Hill. Sand Creek Massacre.
1872 Battle of Lost River
1939 U-35 scuttled after being attacked by 3 R. N. Destroyers off Norway
1940 R.N. Trawler HMS Calverton sunk by mine off the Humber
1941 KM Patrol Ship V-1611 torpedoed & sunk
1942 R.N. Motor Launch 242 burned out off West Africa
1943 Destroyer USS Perkins cut in half & sunk by Australian Army Transport Duntoon off Ipoteto Island, New Guinea. U-86 sunk by Destroyers HMS Tumult & Rocket east of The Azores
1944 IJN Carrier Shinano sunk by USS Archerfish n.w. of Shingu. IJN Sub Chaser SC 45 sunk by US Army aircraft off Cebu. R.N. Motor Mine Sweeper 101 sunk by mine off Salonika
1729 Ft. Rosalie Massacre
1775 USS Lee captures British Ordanance ship Nancy
1776 Siege of Ft. Cumberland, Nova Scotia ends
1863 Battle of Knoxville.
1864 Battle of Spring Hill. Sand Creek Massacre.
1872 Battle of Lost River
1939 U-35 scuttled after being attacked by 3 R. N. Destroyers off Norway
1940 R.N. Trawler HMS Calverton sunk by mine off the Humber
1941 KM Patrol Ship V-1611 torpedoed & sunk
1942 R.N. Motor Launch 242 burned out off West Africa
1943 Destroyer USS Perkins cut in half & sunk by Australian Army Transport Duntoon off Ipoteto Island, New Guinea. U-86 sunk by Destroyers HMS Tumult & Rocket east of The Azores
1944 IJN Carrier Shinano sunk by USS Archerfish n.w. of Shingu. IJN Sub Chaser SC 45 sunk by US Army aircraft off Cebu. R.N. Motor Mine Sweeper 101 sunk by mine off Salonika
Nov 30
1853 naval Battle of Sinop
1863 Siege of Ft. Esperanza ends
1864 Battle of Franklin
1939 Winter War begins. KM Patrol Ship V-704 sunk by mine off Trelleborg, Sweden
1940 R.N. Trawler HMS Chestnut sunk by mine off North Foreland
1942 KM Supply ship Uckermark burns & explodes, burning out & sinking Raider Thor plus one German & one Japanese cargo ships @ Yokohama. naval Battle of Tassafaronga: IJN Destroyer Takanami & Cruiser USS Northampton sunk, Cruisers Pensacola, New Orleans & Minneapolis heavily damaged.
1944 HMSAS Minesweeper Bever sunk by mine off Piraeus, Greece
1853 naval Battle of Sinop
1863 Siege of Ft. Esperanza ends
1864 Battle of Franklin
1939 Winter War begins. KM Patrol Ship V-704 sunk by mine off Trelleborg, Sweden
1940 R.N. Trawler HMS Chestnut sunk by mine off North Foreland
1942 KM Supply ship Uckermark burns & explodes, burning out & sinking Raider Thor plus one German & one Japanese cargo ships @ Yokohama. naval Battle of Tassafaronga: IJN Destroyer Takanami & Cruiser USS Northampton sunk, Cruisers Pensacola, New Orleans & Minneapolis heavily damaged.
1944 HMSAS Minesweeper Bever sunk by mine off Piraeus, Greece
Dec 1
1863 Battle of Mine Run ends
1939 Finnish coast artillery damage Soviet Cruiser Kirov & a Destroyer
1940 Norweigan Troopship Oslofjord hits mine & beached. HMCS Destroyer Saguenay has her bow blown off by Italian sub Argo west of Ireland
1941 KM Supply ship Python scuttled to prevent capture in South Atlantic. Italian Destroyer Alvise da Mosto sunk by Cruisers HMS Aurora & Penelope near Tripoli
1942 R.N. Trawler HMS Jasper sunk by E Boat S-81 south of Bolt Head. HMAS Corvette Armidale torpedoed & sunk by Japanese aircraft south of Timor
1943 R.N. Trawler HMS Avanturine sunk by E Boat S-142 off Beachy Head
1944 Ferry HMS Empire Dace sunk by mine off Missolonghi, Greece
1863 Battle of Mine Run ends
1939 Finnish coast artillery damage Soviet Cruiser Kirov & a Destroyer
1940 Norweigan Troopship Oslofjord hits mine & beached. HMCS Destroyer Saguenay has her bow blown off by Italian sub Argo west of Ireland
1941 KM Supply ship Python scuttled to prevent capture in South Atlantic. Italian Destroyer Alvise da Mosto sunk by Cruisers HMS Aurora & Penelope near Tripoli
1942 R.N. Trawler HMS Jasper sunk by E Boat S-81 south of Bolt Head. HMAS Corvette Armidale torpedoed & sunk by Japanese aircraft south of Timor
1943 R.N. Trawler HMS Avanturine sunk by E Boat S-142 off Beachy Head
1944 Ferry HMS Empire Dace sunk by mine off Missolonghi, Greece
Dec 2
1775 USS Alfred becomes the 1st ship to fly the US flag(Grand Union pattern)
1805 Battle of Austerlitz
1861 USN Gunboats damage CSS Patrick Henry off Newport News
1899 Battle of Tirad Pass, Philippines
1917 Russia signs armistice with the Central Powers
1940 Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS Forfar sunk by U-99
1942 Italian Torpedo Boat Lupo sunk by 4 R.N. Destroyers off the Kerkennah Islands. Destroyer HMS Quinten torpedoed/sunk by German aircraft north of Algiers
1943 USN LCT-242 torpedoed/sunk off Naples. German air raid on Bari, Italy
1975 Pathet Lao capture Viantiane
1775 USS Alfred becomes the 1st ship to fly the US flag(Grand Union pattern)
1805 Battle of Austerlitz
1861 USN Gunboats damage CSS Patrick Henry off Newport News
1899 Battle of Tirad Pass, Philippines
1917 Russia signs armistice with the Central Powers
1940 Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS Forfar sunk by U-99
1942 Italian Torpedo Boat Lupo sunk by 4 R.N. Destroyers off the Kerkennah Islands. Destroyer HMS Quinten torpedoed/sunk by German aircraft north of Algiers
1943 USN LCT-242 torpedoed/sunk off Naples. German air raid on Bari, Italy
1975 Pathet Lao capture Viantiane
Dec 3
1799 Battle of Wiesloch
1800 Battle of Hohenlinden
1941 KM Patrol Ship UJ-1708 sunk by Soviet sub K3 off Rolvsoy. Soviet Troopship VT-521 sunk by 3 mines & a 12" shell hit from Finnish Coast Artillery during the Hanko evacuation. 840 killed, 1740 rscued by escorting ships & 3,000 captured
1942 Destroyer HMS Penylan sunk by E Boat S-115 south of Start Point.
1944 Destroyers USS Cooper & IJN Kuwa sunk in Ormoc Bay. IJN Coast Defence Frigate CD 64 sunk by USS Pipefish east of Hainan
1799 Battle of Wiesloch
1800 Battle of Hohenlinden
1941 KM Patrol Ship UJ-1708 sunk by Soviet sub K3 off Rolvsoy. Soviet Troopship VT-521 sunk by 3 mines & a 12" shell hit from Finnish Coast Artillery during the Hanko evacuation. 840 killed, 1740 rscued by escorting ships & 3,000 captured
1942 Destroyer HMS Penylan sunk by E Boat S-115 south of Start Point.
1944 Destroyers USS Cooper & IJN Kuwa sunk in Ormoc Bay. IJN Coast Defence Frigate CD 64 sunk by USS Pipefish east of Hainan
Dec 4
1676 Battle of Lund
1864 Battle of Waynesborough
1939 Battleship HMS Nelson damaged by a mine off Scotland. U-36 sunk by HMS Salmon off Stravenger, Norway. KM Patrol ship UJ-117 sunk by a mine in The Belt, Denmark, raised, repaired, returned to service
1942 Guadalcanal: Carleson's Patrol ends
1943 Carrier raid on Kwajalein. Escort Carrier Chuyo sunk by USS Sculpin off Hachijojima
1944 Destroyers Kishinami and Iwanami sunk by sub USS Flasher off Palawan
1676 Battle of Lund
1864 Battle of Waynesborough
1939 Battleship HMS Nelson damaged by a mine off Scotland. U-36 sunk by HMS Salmon off Stravenger, Norway. KM Patrol ship UJ-117 sunk by a mine in The Belt, Denmark, raised, repaired, returned to service
1942 Guadalcanal: Carleson's Patrol ends
1943 Carrier raid on Kwajalein. Escort Carrier Chuyo sunk by USS Sculpin off Hachijojima
1944 Destroyers Kishinami and Iwanami sunk by sub USS Flasher off Palawan
Dec 5
1757 Battle of Lissa
1843 USS Michigan launched, 1st prefabricated & 1st iron hulled US Navy ship
1940 Destroyer HMS Cameron bombed & damaged beyond repair in drydock. Italian Torpedo Boat Calipso sunk by mine east of Tripoli. R.N. Trawler HMS Calverton sunk by mine off Spurn Head
1941 U.K declares War on Finland, Hungary & Romania. Armed Boarding Vessel HMS Chakdina torpedoed & sunk by German aircraft
1942 Gunboat USS Erie, torpedoed & beached Nov 12th, is refloated & towed into harbor at Willemstadt where she capsizes & sinks. R.N. Trawler Canna blows up & R.N. Trawlers Spaniard & Bengali are burned out & the bow of Trawler HMS Kelt is blown off by Canna's exploding depth charges after 20,000 gallons of naptha, spilled from a tanker, ignites at Lagos, Nigeria
1944 US LSM 20 sunk by Kamakaze off Leyte, LSM 149 by grounding, either in the Philippines or off Sansapor, New Guenia. R.N. LCT 328 sunk by mine off the west coast of Greece. Soviet Sub Chaser BO-230 sunk by U-365 in the Barents Sea. IJN Gunboats Hozu & Hira ran ground near Anking, China & Hozu is bombed/sunk & Hira severly damaged by Chinese aircraft
1757 Battle of Lissa
1843 USS Michigan launched, 1st prefabricated & 1st iron hulled US Navy ship
1940 Destroyer HMS Cameron bombed & damaged beyond repair in drydock. Italian Torpedo Boat Calipso sunk by mine east of Tripoli. R.N. Trawler HMS Calverton sunk by mine off Spurn Head
1941 U.K declares War on Finland, Hungary & Romania. Armed Boarding Vessel HMS Chakdina torpedoed & sunk by German aircraft
1942 Gunboat USS Erie, torpedoed & beached Nov 12th, is refloated & towed into harbor at Willemstadt where she capsizes & sinks. R.N. Trawler Canna blows up & R.N. Trawlers Spaniard & Bengali are burned out & the bow of Trawler HMS Kelt is blown off by Canna's exploding depth charges after 20,000 gallons of naptha, spilled from a tanker, ignites at Lagos, Nigeria
1944 US LSM 20 sunk by Kamakaze off Leyte, LSM 149 by grounding, either in the Philippines or off Sansapor, New Guenia. R.N. LCT 328 sunk by mine off the west coast of Greece. Soviet Sub Chaser BO-230 sunk by U-365 in the Barents Sea. IJN Gunboats Hozu & Hira ran ground near Anking, China & Hozu is bombed/sunk & Hira severly damaged by Chinese aircraft
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Dec 6
1705 Battle of Chamkaur
1863 Monitor USS Weehawken founders, while loading ammunition due to improper trim, off Charleston
1916 Central Poweers capture Bucharest
1917 Destroyer USS Jacob Jones sunk by U-53 off England. Halifax Explosion
1939 R.N. Trawler HMS Washington sunk by mine off Great Yarmouth
1940 Sub HMS Regulus sunk by mine off Toranto
1941 Sub HMS Perseus sunk by mine off Cephalonia in the Ionian Sea. Soviet sub ShCh-204 sunk by Bulgarian aircraft off the coast of Bulgaria
1942 Fleet Tug USS Grebe grounded at Vuata Vatoa, Fiji Islands
1944 Frigate HMS Bullen sunk by U-775 off Strathy Point, Scotland. U-297 sunk by a Sunderland west of Yesnaby
1968 Operation Giant Slingshot begins
1705 Battle of Chamkaur
1863 Monitor USS Weehawken founders, while loading ammunition due to improper trim, off Charleston
1916 Central Poweers capture Bucharest
1917 Destroyer USS Jacob Jones sunk by U-53 off England. Halifax Explosion
1939 R.N. Trawler HMS Washington sunk by mine off Great Yarmouth
1940 Sub HMS Regulus sunk by mine off Toranto
1941 Sub HMS Perseus sunk by mine off Cephalonia in the Ionian Sea. Soviet sub ShCh-204 sunk by Bulgarian aircraft off the coast of Bulgaria
1942 Fleet Tug USS Grebe grounded at Vuata Vatoa, Fiji Islands
1944 Frigate HMS Bullen sunk by U-775 off Strathy Point, Scotland. U-297 sunk by a Sunderland west of Yesnaby
1968 Operation Giant Slingshot begins
Dec 7
1862 Battle of Prarie Grove
1917 US declares War on Austria-Hungary
1940 1st flight Fairey Barracuda. R.N. Trawler HMS Capricornus sunk by mine n.e. of Sheerness. R.N. Trawler HMS Cortina and Guard Ship HMS Lormont sunk in a collision at the mouth of the Humber.
1941 U-208 sunk by Destroyers HMS Hesperus and Harvester west of Gibraltar. Corvette HMCS Windflower sunk in a collision with Norwiegan ship Zypenburg on the Grand Bank. Armed Boarding Vessel HMS Chantala sunk by mine off Tobruk. Pearl Harbor.
1944 Destroyer-Transport USS Ward, Destroyer Mahan & LSM-318 sunk by Kamakazes in Ormoc Bay. Soviet Patrol Ship B0 229 sunk by U-997 off Kola Bay. KM Patrol Ship V-1606 sunk by Soviet aircraft. IJN High Speed Transport no. 11 bombed/sunk in Ormoc Bay.
1975 Indonesia invades East Timor
1862 Battle of Prarie Grove
1917 US declares War on Austria-Hungary
1940 1st flight Fairey Barracuda. R.N. Trawler HMS Capricornus sunk by mine n.e. of Sheerness. R.N. Trawler HMS Cortina and Guard Ship HMS Lormont sunk in a collision at the mouth of the Humber.
1941 U-208 sunk by Destroyers HMS Hesperus and Harvester west of Gibraltar. Corvette HMCS Windflower sunk in a collision with Norwiegan ship Zypenburg on the Grand Bank. Armed Boarding Vessel HMS Chantala sunk by mine off Tobruk. Pearl Harbor.
1944 Destroyer-Transport USS Ward, Destroyer Mahan & LSM-318 sunk by Kamakazes in Ormoc Bay. Soviet Patrol Ship B0 229 sunk by U-997 off Kola Bay. KM Patrol Ship V-1606 sunk by Soviet aircraft. IJN High Speed Transport no. 11 bombed/sunk in Ormoc Bay.
1975 Indonesia invades East Timor
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Dec 8
1432 Battle of Oszmiana
1914 Battle of the Falkland Islands
1940 Destroyer HMS Windsor damaged by mine off Aldeburgh
1941 US, Netherlands & various Central American Countries declares War on Japan. Japan invades Hong Kong, Siam, Malaya, & The Philippines. Clark Field Air Raid. Japan captures Gunboat USS Wake(serves as IJN Tatara) & Cruiser Izumo sinks gunboat HMS Petrel at Shanghai, Minesweeper USS Penguin bombed/sunk off Guam. Rescue Tug HMS St. Dominic is lost, probably Hong Kong. All of the Pacific attacks are same day as the Pearl Harbor Raid but across the Int. Date Line.
R.N. Trawler HMS Milford Earl bombed/sunk in Lunan Bay, & R.N. Trawler HMS Phineus Beard bombed/sunk off Peterhead. HMIS Prabhavati sunk by HMS Glasgow in the Indian Ocean, mistaken ID.
1942 U-254 sunk in collision with U-221 in the Atlantic. U-611 sunk by RAF B-24 s.e. of Cape Farewell
1943 R.N. Trawler HMS Rysa sunk by mine off Maddallena, Italy
1945 1st flight Bell 47
1432 Battle of Oszmiana
1914 Battle of the Falkland Islands
1940 Destroyer HMS Windsor damaged by mine off Aldeburgh
1941 US, Netherlands & various Central American Countries declares War on Japan. Japan invades Hong Kong, Siam, Malaya, & The Philippines. Clark Field Air Raid. Japan captures Gunboat USS Wake(serves as IJN Tatara) & Cruiser Izumo sinks gunboat HMS Petrel at Shanghai, Minesweeper USS Penguin bombed/sunk off Guam. Rescue Tug HMS St. Dominic is lost, probably Hong Kong. All of the Pacific attacks are same day as the Pearl Harbor Raid but across the Int. Date Line.
R.N. Trawler HMS Milford Earl bombed/sunk in Lunan Bay, & R.N. Trawler HMS Phineus Beard bombed/sunk off Peterhead. HMIS Prabhavati sunk by HMS Glasgow in the Indian Ocean, mistaken ID.
1942 U-254 sunk in collision with U-221 in the Atlantic. U-611 sunk by RAF B-24 s.e. of Cape Farewell
1943 R.N. Trawler HMS Rysa sunk by mine off Maddallena, Italy
1945 1st flight Bell 47
Dec 9
730 Battle of Ardabil
1775 Battle of Great Bridge
1824 Texas captures San Antonio
1856 British capture Bushehr
1917 Allenby captures Jerusalem
1937 Battle of Nanking begins
1940 Troopship HMS Royal Scot sunk by mine in the Bristol Channel
1941 Italian POW Ship Sebastiano Venier sunk by HMS Porpose, of 2,000 POWs over 200 are lost
1942 Corvette HMS Marigold torpedoed & sunk by Italian SM-79 aircraft off Algiers. Destroyer HMS Porcupine torpedoed by U-602 in the Med., not repaired, cut in half in port & towed to England where the 2 halves were used as hulks.
1944 U-387 sunk by Corvette HMS Barnsborough in the Barents Sea.
730 Battle of Ardabil
1775 Battle of Great Bridge
1824 Texas captures San Antonio
1856 British capture Bushehr
1917 Allenby captures Jerusalem
1937 Battle of Nanking begins
1940 Troopship HMS Royal Scot sunk by mine in the Bristol Channel
1941 Italian POW Ship Sebastiano Venier sunk by HMS Porpose, of 2,000 POWs over 200 are lost
1942 Corvette HMS Marigold torpedoed & sunk by Italian SM-79 aircraft off Algiers. Destroyer HMS Porcupine torpedoed by U-602 in the Med., not repaired, cut in half in port & towed to England where the 2 halves were used as hulks.
1944 U-387 sunk by Corvette HMS Barnsborough in the Barents Sea.
Dec 10
1665 Royal Netherlands Marine Corps founded by de Ruyter
1939 R.N. Trawler HMS Ray of Hope sunk by mine off Ramsgate
1940 KM Tug Thor sunk off Cherbourg
1941 Guam surrenders. IJN sub I-70 sunk by US carrier planes north of Hawaii. Minesweepers M 19, W 10 & W 19 bombed and sunk by US aircraft off Appari, Luzon. Minesweeper USS Bittern bombed/sunk off Guam. USS Sealion bombed/sunk at Cavite. Minesweeper HMS Banka sunk by mine off Tieman Island, The Philippines. Battleship HMS Prince of Wales and Battlecruiser Repulse sunk by aircraft off Malaya. A USN PBY shoots down a Zero off the Philippines.
1944 PT-323 damaged by a Kamakaze, beached & abandoned.
1950 Wonson evacuation completed.
1665 Royal Netherlands Marine Corps founded by de Ruyter
1939 R.N. Trawler HMS Ray of Hope sunk by mine off Ramsgate
1940 KM Tug Thor sunk off Cherbourg
1941 Guam surrenders. IJN sub I-70 sunk by US carrier planes north of Hawaii. Minesweepers M 19, W 10 & W 19 bombed and sunk by US aircraft off Appari, Luzon. Minesweeper USS Bittern bombed/sunk off Guam. USS Sealion bombed/sunk at Cavite. Minesweeper HMS Banka sunk by mine off Tieman Island, The Philippines. Battleship HMS Prince of Wales and Battlecruiser Repulse sunk by aircraft off Malaya. A USN PBY shoots down a Zero off the Philippines.
1944 PT-323 damaged by a Kamakaze, beached & abandoned.
1950 Wonson evacuation completed.
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1602 Battle of Geneva
1868 Battle of Avay
1941 Germany & Italy declare War on the US, & the US on them. R.N. Trawler HMS Lady Shirley & Armed Yacht HMS Rosabelle both sunk with all hands by U-374 in the Straits of Gibraltar. Italian Torpedo Boat Alcione sunk by sub HMS Truant off Suda Bay, Crete. Sub Ammiraglio Coraccilio sunk by HMS Farndale north of Bardia. 1st Battle of Wake Island: 2 IJN Destroyers sunk with all hands, Hayate sunk by a 5" shore gun and Kisaragi sunk by an F4F Wildcat.
1942 Destroyer HMS Blean sunk by U-443 north of Oran
1943 Frigate HMS Cuckmere torpedoed off Bougie, towed to Algiers & declared a total loss and not repaired.
1944 R.N. Motor Minesweeper 257 sunk by mine off the Schelde River. Destroyer USS Reid sunk by Kamakaze off Leyte
1602 Battle of Geneva
1868 Battle of Avay
1941 Germany & Italy declare War on the US, & the US on them. R.N. Trawler HMS Lady Shirley & Armed Yacht HMS Rosabelle both sunk with all hands by U-374 in the Straits of Gibraltar. Italian Torpedo Boat Alcione sunk by sub HMS Truant off Suda Bay, Crete. Sub Ammiraglio Coraccilio sunk by HMS Farndale north of Bardia. 1st Battle of Wake Island: 2 IJN Destroyers sunk with all hands, Hayate sunk by a 5" shore gun and Kisaragi sunk by an F4F Wildcat.
1942 Destroyer HMS Blean sunk by U-443 north of Oran
1943 Frigate HMS Cuckmere torpedoed off Bougie, towed to Algiers & declared a total loss and not repaired.
1944 R.N. Motor Minesweeper 257 sunk by mine off the Schelde River. Destroyer USS Reid sunk by Kamakaze off Leyte
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