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Encyclopedia of the Naval Battles of World War 2
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Mediterranean Sea  Mediterranean Sea  Mediterranean Sea
June 28, 1940: Destruction of the "Espero" convoyJuly 3, 1940: Mers-el-Kebir
July 4, 1940: Disarmement of the French task force at AlexandriaJuly 9, 1940: Battle of Punta Stilo
July 19, 1940: Battle of Cerigotto (or Cape Sapada)October 11, 1940: Battle off Cape Passero
November 11, 1940: Raid against TarantoNovember 12, 1940: Sweep in the Strait of Otranto
November 27, 1940: Battle of Cap Spartivento (or Teulada)March 27, 1941: Cape Matapan
March 28, 1941: Battle off Cape GavdoMarch 29, 1941: Battle off the Cape Matapan
April 15, 1941: Battle of the Kerkennah Islands (or Tarigo convoy)April 21, 1941: Commando raid against Bardia
November 8, 1941: Beta (or Duisberg) convoyNovember 17, 1941: Beda Littoria: objective Rommel
November 24, 1941: Convoi of the MaritzaDecember 12, 1941: Battle of Cape Bon
December 19, 1941: Destruction of the Force KMarch 20, 1942: Second battle of the Gulf of Syrte
June 14, 1942: Battles of mid-June (Summary)June 14, 1942: Convoy "Vigorous"
June 14, 1942: HarpoonApril 16, 1943: Convoy off Pantelleria
May 11, 1944: Convoy UGS-40
Atlantic  Atlantic  Atlantic
December 13, 1939: Battle of the river Plate
1940: Empire rescueMarch 31, 1940: First wave of auxiliary German raiders
March 31, 1940: Auxiliary German raidersSeptember 9, 1940: Bases in exchange for destroyers
September 20, 1940: Convoy HX 72September 23, 1940: Dakar: operation Menace
October 19, 1940: Convoy HX-79November 7, 1940: Gabon
December 3, 1940: Second wave of auxiliary German raidersMay 24, 1941: Battle of the Denmark Strait
May 27, 1941: The end of the BismarckSeptember 9, 1941: Convoy SC 42
October 15, 1941: The Kearny and convoy SC 48March 28, 1942: Raid against Saint Nazaire
November 15, 1942: Convoy ONS-144December 11, 1942: Operation Frankton
December 26, 1942: Convoy ONS-154January 7, 1943: Eisenhower's tankers
March 6, 1943: Convoy SC-121March 10, 1943: Convoy HX 228
October 23, 1943: Battle off North Brittany
North Sea, Arctic  North Sea, Arctic  North Sea, Arctic
September 3, 1939: Westwall: defensive minefield
October 13, 1939: Prien in Scapa FlowDecember 6, 1939: Battle off Cromer
April 8, 1940: The last fight of the GlowwormApril 9, 1940: Engagement off the Vestfjord
April 10, 1940: Narvik (Summary)April 10, 1940: First battle in the Narvik Fjord
April 13, 1940: Second battle in the fjord of NarvikJune 8, 1940: Operation "Juno"
June 8, 1940: Destruction of the GloriousJune 10, 1940: Raid in Arctic
July 14, 1940: Commando Raid on GuernesayOctober 17, 1940: Skirmish off Scillies Islands
December 27, 1941: VaagsöFebruary 12, 1942: Operation Cerberus
May 14, 1942: The loss of the TrinidadSeptember 15, 1942: Opération Musketoon
December 31, 1942: Battle of Barentz SeaSeptember 8, 1943: Spitzbergen
December 25, 1943: Cape North June 8, 1944: Action off Ushant
Pacific Ocean  Pacific Ocean  Pacific Ocean
January 17, 1941: Koh ChangDecember 7, 1941: Pearl Harbor: inferno in a roadstead
December 7, 1941: Pearl Harbour: the Japanese attackerDecember 10, 1941: Force Z
December 11, 1941: First Japanese attempt against WakeJanuary 23, 1942: Japanese landing at Balikpapan and naval counter attack
January 23, 1942: Gunbattle at BalikpapanJanuary 23, 1942: Balikpapan (Summary)
February 27, 1942: Battles in the Java SeaFebruary 27, 1942: Battle of Java Sea
February 28, 1942: Battle off South BorneoMay 3, 1942: Tulagi
May 7, 1942: Battle of Coral SeaJune 3, 1942: Midway: the battle and the diversions
June 4, 1942: Battle of MidwayAugust 7, 1942: Landing at Guadalcanal
August 7, 1942: First bombardment of KiskaAugust 8, 1942: First battle of Savo
August 18, 1942: Landing of Ichiki's detachment at GuadalcanalAugust 22, 1942: Skirmish in Lengo channel
August 24, 1942: Battle of the Eastern Solomons: all groupsAugust 24, 1942: Battle of the Eastern Solomons
August 28, 1942: Indispensable StraitAugust 30, 1942: Air raid off Tulagi
September 4, 1942: Skirmish off SavoOctober 11, 1942: Battle of Cape Esperance
October 13, 1942: Night bombardment of Henderson Field by Japanese battleshipsOctober 17, 1942: The dump of Tassafaronga
October 25, 1942: Fight off TulagiOctober 25, 1942: Santa Cruz: the battle and the other groups
October 26, 1942: Battle of Santa CruzOctober 30, 1942: Point Cruz
November 11, 1942: Arrival of US reinforcement convoys at GuadalcanalNovember 11, 1942: Naval battles of Guadalcanal
November 12, 1942: First naval battle of GuadalcanalNovember 13, 1942: Bombardment of Henderson Field
November 14, 1942: Henderson Field vs Mikawa and TanakaNovember 14, 1942: Second naval battle of Guadalcanal
November 15, 1942: The aftermath of the naval battles of GuadalcanalNovember 30, 1942: Battle of Tassafaronga
January 29, 1943: Battle of the Rennell IslandFebruary 18, 1943: First naval bombardment of Attu
March 3, 1943: Battle of Bismarck SeaMarch 5, 1943: First battle of Kula Gulf
March 26, 1943: Battle of Komandorski IslandsMay 11, 1943: Landing on Attu
July 4, 1943: Skirmish off VilaJuly 4, 1943: Battles around Rice Anchorage
July 4, 1943: Landing at Rice Anchorage (New Georgia)July 5, 1943: Second battle of Kula Gulf
July 12, 1943: Battle of KolombagaraJuly 20, 1943: Choiseul
July 21, 1943: Bougainville StraitAugust 1, 1943: Skirmish off Kolombagara
August 6, 1943: Battle of Vela GulfAugust 15, 1943: Landing at Vella Lavella
August 15, 1943: Vella Lavella: US conquestAugust 17, 1943: Battle off Horaniu
August 22, 1943: Evacuation of Santa IsabelOctober 6, 1943: Battle of Vella Lavella
October 31, 1943: Cape Torokina: landing and covering forcesNovember 1, 1943: Battle of Empress Augusta Bay
November 1, 1943: Landing at Cape TorokinaNovember 5, 1943: Air raid against Rabaul
November 5, 1943: First American air strike against RabaulNovember 7, 1943: Japanese counter-landing at Cape Torokina (Kormokina)
November 11, 1943: Second air strike against RabaulNovember 24, 1943: Battle off Cape St. George
June 19, 1944: Battle of the Philippines SeaJune 19, 1944: Battle of the Philippines Sea: first day
June 20, 1944: Battle of the Philippines Sea: the pursuitOctober 23, 1944: Palawan Passage (Leyte)
October 23, 1944: LeyteOctober 24, 1944: Battle of Surigao Strait
October 24, 1944: Battle of the Sea of Sibuyan (Leyte)October 25, 1944: Battle of Samar (Leyte)
October 25, 1944: First attack by kamikaze, in Leyte GulfOctober 25, 1944: Battle of Cape Engano (Leyte)
October 25, 1944: Convoy TA-1 to OrmocOctober 25, 1944: The other "Taffies" at Samar (Leyte)
October 25, 1944: The end of Cape Engano's cripples (Leyte)October 25, 1944: "Bull's Run" to the San Bernardino Strait (Leyte)
November 28, 1944: Japanese convoy TA-6 to OrmocDecember 3, 1944: Gun battle in Ormoc Bay
September 2, 1945: Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay
Indian Ocean  Indian Ocean  Indian Ocean
November 19, 1941: Battle of the Cocos Islands
March 26, 1942: Japanese raid in the Indian OceanNovember 11, 1942: Ondina's Victory

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