An item reported that during recent patrols in the Malacca Strait the British submarine HMS Trident shelled a Japanese airfield south east of Sabang, Dutch East Indies and further sunk a junk and a landing craft.(1)
Note
1. N52. Part of T-class preceded by Grampus-class succeeded by U-class. Laid down by Cammell Liard&Co. Limited, Birkenhead, England on 12 January 1937, launched on 7 December 1938, commissioned on 1 October 1939 and sold to be broken up on 17 February 1946.
Source
The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-66-67-28 Weekly Résumé (No. 306) of the naval, military and air situation from 0700 5th July to 0700 12th July 1945.
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