6 Jan 1942
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Japanese aircraft bombed Dutch positions on Ambon, Dutch East Indies for the first time. ww2dbase [Dutch East Indies Campaign, Celebes and Moluccas | Ambon | CPC]
4 Aug 1942
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Submarine USS Thresher made a submerged patrol of the approaches to the Ambon Bay in the Maluku Islands, Dutch East Indies. She fired two torpedoes at an unescorted merchant ship leaving the bay that passed underneath the target without exploding. Upon later reflection, the Thresher's commanding officer came to believe this had been a "Q-ship" (warship disguised as a merchantman). ww2dbase [Thresher | Ambon, Maluku Islands | DS]
6 Mar 1943
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Kamoi arrived at Ambon, Maluku, Dutch East Indies; she departed later on the same day. ww2dbase [Kamoi | Ambon, Maluku | CPC]
2 May 1943
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
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