Japanese submarine offensive in the Mozambique Channel

The Japanese submarine offensive in the Mozambique Channel was a naval campaign conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against Allied shipping between May and July 1942 in the Indian Ocean.

Background

Campaign

Aftermath

Operational losses All naval casualties resulting from the campaign: Naval vessels Date Ship Type Country Status Attacked by 20 May 1942 Genota Tanker Captured Aikoku Maru & Hōkoku Maru 30 May 1942 Battleship Damaged I-20 30 May 1942 British Loyalty Tanker Sunk I-20

Merchant ships sunk Date Ship Country Tonnage Attacked by Lat/Long 5 June 1942 Elysia 6,757 Aikoku Maru 27⁰ 33'S; 37⁰ 05'E 5 June 1942 Atlantic Gulf 2,639 I-10 21⁰ 03'S; 37⁰ 36'E 5 June 1942 Melvin H. Baker 4,998 I-10 21⁰ 44'S; 36⁰ 38'E 5 June 1942 Johnstown 5,086 I-20 13⁰ 12'S; 42⁰ 06'E 6 June 1942 Susak 3,889 I-16 15⁰ 42'S; 40⁰ 58'E 6 June 1942 Wilford 2,158 I-18 20⁰ 20'S; 36⁰ 47'E 8 June 1942 Christos Markettos 5,209 I-20 05⁰ 05'S; 40⁰ 53'E 8 June 1942 Agios Georgios IV 4,847 I-16 16⁰ 12'S; 41⁰ 00'E 8 June 1942 King Lud 5,224 I-10 20⁰ S; 40⁰ E 11 June 1942 Mahronda 7,926 I-20 14⁰ 37'S; 40⁰ 58'E 11 June 1942 Hellenic Trader 2,052 I-20 14⁰ 40'S; 40⁰ 53'E 12 June 1942 Clifton Hall 5,063 I-20 16⁰ 25'S; 40⁰ 10'E 12 June 1942 Supetar 3,748 I-16 21⁰ 49'S; 35⁰ 50'E 28 June 1942 Queen Victoria 4,937 I-10 21⁰ 15'S; 40⁰ 30'E

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