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- Operation_Crimson abstract "Operation Crimson was a British naval operation in World War II, the objective being simultaneous naval bombardment and aerial strikes on Japanese airfields in the Indonesian cities of Sabang, Lhoknga and Kutaraja, to be launched from aircraft carriers in the Indian Ocean on July 25, 1944.Unlike some earlier operations which had used small forces for harassment and diversion of the Japanese, Operation Crimson was \"a full-blooded operation\" designed to \"make a mess of the air base and harbour installations and wreck any vessels found sheltering there.\"Sailing from Trincomalee, under the command of Admiral James Somerville, two aircraft carriers (HMS Victorious (pictured right) and Illustrious) were escorted by battleships HMS Queen Elizabeth, HMS Valiant, HMS Renown, and the French battleship Richelieu, as well as six cruisers (Ceylon, Cumberland, Gambia, Nigeria, Phoebe, Tromp), and ten destroyers (Quality, Quickmatch, Quilliam, Racehorse, Raider, Rapid, Relentless, Rocket, Roebuck, Rotherham). A report of the raid states:The force arrived at flying off position in the early hours of Tuesday 25 July and at 4am the capital ships were detached to bombard Sambang along with Cumberland, Kenya and Nigeria. At 5.25am the two carriers launched their aircraft. The raid was a success with a great deal of damage done to the Japanese forces.After the aircraft carriers had launched their early-morning aerial attacks, carried out by thirty-four Vought F4U Corsair fighters, decimating the Japanese air power, the ships Tromp, Quality, Quickmatch, and Quilliam entered the harbor at Sabang and shelled Japanese positions. The Japanese attempted to fight back, but British forces took relatively few losses, suffering damage to the Tromp and two destroyers, and the loss of two Corsairs.Operation Crimson was the final event of Admiral Somerville's military command before concerns about his health forced his transfer to diplomatic duty.".
- Operation_Crimson thumbnail Aerial_photography_of_HMS_Victorious.jpg?width=300.
- Operation_Crimson wikiPageExternalLink sabang.
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- Operation_Crimson wikiPageOutDegree "22".
- Operation_Crimson wikiPageRevisionID "603934228".
- Operation_Crimson wikiPageWikiLink Aircraft_carrier.
- Operation_Crimson wikiPageWikiLink Airstrike.
- Operation_Crimson wikiPageWikiLink Banda_Aceh.
- Operation_Crimson wikiPageWikiLink Category:Naval_aviation_operations_and_battles.
- Operation_Crimson wikiPageWikiLink Category:World_War_II_operations_and_battles_of_the_Southeast_Asia_Theatre.
- Operation_Crimson wikiPageWikiLink French_battleship_Richelieu.
- Operation_Crimson wikiPageWikiLink HMAS_Quickmatch_(G92).
- Operation_Crimson wikiPageWikiLink HMS_Illustrious_(87).
- Operation_Crimson wikiPageWikiLink HNLMS_Tromp_(1937).
- Operation_Crimson wikiPageWikiLink Indian_Ocean.
- Operation_Crimson wikiPageWikiLink Indonesia.
- Operation_Crimson wikiPageWikiLink James_Somerville.
- Operation_Crimson wikiPageWikiLink Japan.
- Operation_Crimson wikiPageWikiLink Lhoknga.
- Operation_Crimson wikiPageWikiLink Naval_gunfire_support.
- Operation_Crimson wikiPageWikiLink Royal_Navy.
- Operation_Crimson wikiPageWikiLink Sabang,_Indonesia.
- Operation_Crimson wikiPageWikiLink Trincomalee.
- Operation_Crimson wikiPageWikiLink Vought_F4U_Corsair.
- Operation_Crimson wikiPageWikiLink World_War_II.
- Operation_Crimson wikiPageWikiLink File:Aerial_photography_of_HMS_Victorious.jpg.
- Operation_Crimson wikiPageWikiLink File:F4U-1s_VF-17_NAN7-2-43.jpg.
- Operation_Crimson wikiPageWikiLinkText "''Crimson''".
- Operation_Crimson wikiPageWikiLinkText "Crimson".
- Operation_Crimson wikiPageWikiLinkText "Operation Crimson".
- Operation_Crimson wikiPageWikiLinkText "Sabang".
- Operation_Crimson wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Campaignbox_Bombing_of_SE_Asia_1944-45.
- Operation_Crimson wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Campaignbox_South-East_Asia.
- Operation_Crimson wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Distinguish.
- Operation_Crimson wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:HMS.
- Operation_Crimson wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Quotation.
- Operation_Crimson wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Reflist.
- Operation_Crimson subject Category:Naval_aviation_operations_and_battles.
- Operation_Crimson subject Category:World_War_II_operations_and_battles_of_the_Southeast_Asia_Theatre.
- Operation_Crimson hypernym Operation.
- Operation_Crimson type MilitaryConflict.
- Operation_Crimson type Thing.
- Operation_Crimson comment "Operation Crimson was a British naval operation in World War II, the objective being simultaneous naval bombardment and aerial strikes on Japanese airfields in the Indonesian cities of Sabang, Lhoknga and Kutaraja, to be launched from aircraft carriers in the Indian Ocean on July 25, 1944.Unlike some earlier operations which had used small forces for harassment and diversion of the Japanese, Operation Crimson was \"a full-blooded operation\" designed to \"make a mess of the air base and harbour installations and wreck any vessels found sheltering there.\"Sailing from Trincomalee, under the command of Admiral James Somerville, two aircraft carriers (HMS Victorious (pictured right) and Illustrious) were escorted by battleships HMS Queen Elizabeth, HMS Valiant, HMS Renown, and the French battleship Richelieu, as well as six cruisers (Ceylon, Cumberland, Gambia, Nigeria, Phoebe, Tromp), and ten destroyers (Quality, Quickmatch, Quilliam, Racehorse, Raider, Rapid, Relentless, Rocket, Roebuck, Rotherham). ".
- Operation_Crimson label "Operation Crimson".
- Operation_Crimson differentFrom Project_Crimson.
- Operation_Crimson sameAs Q15837637.
- Operation_Crimson sameAs Operation_Crimson.
- Operation_Crimson sameAs クリムズン作戦.
- Operation_Crimson sameAs m.0ynvp9w.
- Operation_Crimson sameAs Q15837637.
- Operation_Crimson wasDerivedFrom Operation_Crimson?oldid=603934228.
- Operation_Crimson depiction Aerial_photography_of_HMS_Victorious.jpg.
- Operation_Crimson isPrimaryTopicOf Operation_Crimson.