Japanese raiders in the Indian Ocean
The Japanese raiders in the Indian Ocean were those vessels used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War to pursue its war on Allied commerce in that theatre. Possessing a powerful fleet of warships, prior to the start of World War II, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) had strategically planned to fight a war of fleet actions, and as a consequence delegated few resources to raiding merchant vessels. Nevertheless, in 1940, two passenger-cargo vessels – Aikoku Maru and Hōkoku Maru – of the Osaka Shipping Line were requisitioned for conversion to Armed Merchant Cruisers (AMC)s, in anticipation of the likely thrust southward by the Japanese. These vessels were subsequently used as merchant raiders attacking Allied commercial shipping along vital sea lanes of communication betw
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Japanese raiders in the Indian Ocean
The Japanese raiders in the Indian Ocean were those vessels used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War to pursue its war on Allied commerce in that theatre. Possessing a powerful fleet of warships, prior to the start of World War II, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) had strategically planned to fight a war of fleet actions, and as a consequence delegated few resources to raiding merchant vessels. Nevertheless, in 1940, two passenger-cargo vessels – Aikoku Maru and Hōkoku Maru – of the Osaka Shipping Line were requisitioned for conversion to Armed Merchant Cruisers (AMC)s, in anticipation of the likely thrust southward by the Japanese. These vessels were subsequently used as merchant raiders attacking Allied commercial shipping along vital sea lanes of communication betw
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Bitwa morska MV „Ondina” i HMI ...... pizodów w historii marynarki”.
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Les raids japonais dans l'océa ...... al qui a coulé le Hōkoku Maru.
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The Japanese raiders in the In ...... hich the Hokoku Maru was sunk.
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Бой танкера «Ондина» и тральщи ...... ее сильного японского корабля.
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Bitwa morska MV „Ondina” i HMI ...... 2,066667 na Oceanie Indyjskim.
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Les raids japonais dans l'océa ...... les navires marchands alliés.
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The Japanese raiders in the In ...... ea lanes of communication betw
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Бой танкера «Ондина» и тральщи ...... ее сильного японского корабля.
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Bitwa morska MV Ondina i HMIS Bengal z Aikoku Maru i Hokoku Maru
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Japanese raiders in the Indian Ocean
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Raids japonais dans l'Océan Indien
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Бой «Ондины» с японскими рейдерами
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