An item reported that on 4 April the British cruisers HMS Dorsetshire (1) and Cornwall (2) were sunk in the vicinity of Colombo, Ceylon in a Japanese air attack by around 50 fighters and bombers.
Notes
1. Part of County-class heavy cruisers preceded by Hawkins-class succeeded by York-class, launched by HM Dockyard, Portsmouth on 21 September 1927, launched on 24 January 1929, commissioned on 30 September 1930 and sunk on 5 April 1942.
2. Part of County-class heavy cruisers preceded by Hawkins-class succeeded by York-class, launched by HM Dockyard, Devonport on 9 October 1924, launched on 11 March 1926, commissioned on 10 May 1928 and sunk on 5 April 1942.
Source
Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 120 dated 9 April 1942
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