Indian Ocean Raid - Operation "C" |
1st Striking Force |
| CV |
CarDiv1: (VAdm Cuici Nagumo): Akagi(FF,DF) CarDiv2: (RAdm Tamon Jamaguci): Hirju, Sorju CarDiv5: (RAdm Hara): Shokaku, Zuikaku |
| BB | BatDiv3 (RAdm Gunici Mikawa): |
Sect1: Hiei, Kirishima Sect2: Kongo, Haruna |
| CA | CruDiv8 (RAdm Hiroaki Abe): Cikuma, Tone | |
| CL | Abukuma |
| DD |
DesRon1/DesDiv17: Hamakaze, Isokaze, Tanikaze, Urakaze DesRon2/DesDiv18: Shiranui, Arare, Kagero, Kasumi |
| DD | DesDiv4/Sect2: Maikaze, Hagikaze Akigumo |
| AO | Shinkoku Maru, Kjokuto Maru, Kenjo Maru, Nippon Maru, Toei Maru, Kokojo Maru |
| 42/03/24 | CarDiv5 + Arare, Kagero arrived Staring Bay from Jokosuka |
| 42/03/26 | departed Kendari (Celebes) - Staring Bay |
| 42/03/27 | RefGrp departed Staring Bay for Indian Ocean |
| 42/04/01 | arrived Indian Ocean |
| 42/04/03 | Ombai Strait - order to strike Colombo |
| 42/04/05 | strike Colombo: sinking Tenedos, Auxillary Cruiser Hector, damaged sub base Lucia, cargo ship Benledi attacked by RAF, sinking Dorsetshire a Cornwall |
| 42/04/06 | refuel |
| 42/04/09 | strike Trincomalee:
sinking Hermes, Vampire, corvette Hollyhock, oiler British Sergeant, aux. ship Athelstone attacked by 11.Sq RAF |
| 42/04/10 | Malakka Strait DesDiv17 reassigned to 1stAirFlt/DesRon10 |
| 42/04/11 | arrived Singapore |
| 42/04/13 | off Singapore |
| 42/04/1? | CarDiv5 detached to New Guinea Operation |
| 42/04/18 | North of Luzon - hunting TF 16 after Tokio raid CarDiv5 arrived Mako |
| 42/04/22 | Jokosuka |
| 42/04/25 | CarDiv5 arrived Truk |
Supporting Force - SupFor (2nd Expeditionary Fleet, Malay Force)
|
| CV | Rjudzo |
| CA | Cokai |
| CL | Jura |
| DD | Jugiri, Asagiri, Shiokaze |
| CA | CruDiv7 (part): Kumano, Suzuja |
| DD | Shirakumo |
| CA | CruDiv7 (part): Mikuma, Mogami |
| DD | Amagiri |
| 42/04/01 | SupFor departed Mergui Harbor |
| 42/04/06 | CenGrp |
cruise between Cocanadai and Kalingpatam in area from 17-00N,83-30E and 18-30N, 84-30E: Cokai sinking US s/s Selma City (5686 BRT) (17-40N, 83-20E), US s/s Bienville (5491), HMSS Ganges (6246 BRT) Jura & Jugiri sinking Dutch m/s Banjoewangi (1279 BRT) & Batavia (1279 BRT), HMSS Taksang (3471 BRT) Rjudzo sinking HMSS Sinkiang (2646 BRT), Dutch m/s Van Der Capllen (2073 BRT), disabling HMMS Anglo Canadian (5628 BRT) in Vizagpatam Harbor |
| NGrp | atacking convoy - sinking AK Exmoor (19-53N, 86-30E) and British s/s Silksworth, Autolycus, Malda and Shinkuang | |
| SGrp | sinking British s/s Dardanus, Gandara and Indora |
| 42/04/11 | SupFor arrived Singapore |
| 42/04/18 | CarDiv2 arrived Mako |