1 Mar 1942

Photo(s) dated 1 Mar 1942
Japanese Fubuki-class destroyer Inazuma launching a Type 93 torpedo in the Second Battle of the Java Sea, 1 Mar 1942.
22 Dec 1942

Dutch East Indies
  • Submarine USS Thresher arrived on station in the northern approaches to Surabaya, East Java, Dutch East Indies. ww2dbase [Thresher | Java Sea | DS]
25 Dec 1942

Dutch East Indies
  • Submarine USS Thresher fired a spread of five torpedoes at a convoy of medium-sized freighters north of Surabaya, East Java, Dutch East Indies. Japanese army transport No.1 Tokiwa Maru was sunk, one freighter was damaged, and one escaped. ww2dbase [Thresher | Java Sea | DS]
26 Dec 1942

Dutch East Indies
  • Submarine USS Thresher detected a large cruiser and a fleet carrier northeast of Surabaya, East Jave, Dutch East Indies. Two escorts forced Thresher to dive deep while delivering a depth charge attack. Thresher was not able to conduct an attack on the two large warships. ww2dbase [Thresher | Java Sea | DS]
29 Dec 1942

Dutch East Indies
  • Submarine USS Thresher detected the 3,000-ton Japanese merchant ship Hachian Maru heading north from Surabaya, East Java, Dutch East Indies. Thresher fired three torpedoes with no hits despite one seen to go directly under the vessel. Thresher fired two more torpedoes with no hits. Thresher continued tracking the ship until past midnight. ww2dbase [Thresher | Java Sea | DS]
30 Dec 1942

Dutch East Indies
  • Submarine USS Thresher continued tracking the 3,000-ton Japanese merchant ship Hachian Maru detected the night before. Thresher fired 85 rounds from her 5-inch deck gun causing the transport ship to go dead in the water. Thresher fired one additional torpedo from point-blank range resulting in the ship sinking in about 15 minutes. ww2dbase [Thresher | Java Sea | DS]
2 Jan 1943

Dutch East Indies
  • Submarine USS Thresher departed her patrol area bound for Fremantle, Australia. ww2dbase [Thresher | Java Sea | DS]
18 Apr 1943

Dutch East Indies
  • Submarine USS Thresher attacked a 12,000-ton tanker with four torpedoes. The first exploded prematurely and alerted the tanker and she was able to turn away from the other three. Thresher made a follow-up attack with two torpedoes with no hits. ww2dbase [Thresher | Java Sea | DS]
27 Jun 1943

Dutch East Indies
  • Submarine USS Thresher stopped and boarded two sailing schooners in the Java Sea, the "Tiahia-Asia" and the "Constantinopel." After establishing both were crewed by "natives" and after examining the cargoes, both vessels were allowed to continue. ww2dbase [Thresher | Java Sea | DS]



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