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Encyclopedia > Battle of Tokyo Bay
Battle of Tokyo Bay
Conflict World War II
Date July 22-July 23, 1945
Place Tokyo Bay
Result Decisive American victory
Combatants
United States Japan
Commanders
T.H. Hederman
Strength
9 destroyers 2 destroyers, 4 cargo ships
Casualties
None 1 cargo ship sunk, 3 cargo ships badly damaged or sunk, 2 destroyers damaged and grounded

{{Campaignbox Pacific Campaign }} Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Map of Tokyo Bay, 1917 Tokyo Bay (東京湾; Tōkyō-wan) is a bay in the southern Kanto region of Japan, surrounded by the Boso Peninsula (Chiba Prefecture) and the Miura Peninsula (Kanagawa Prefecture). ... The Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO) is the term used in the United States for all military activity in the Pacific Ocean and the countries bordering it, in World War II. Pacific War is a more common name, around the world, for the broader conflict between the Allies and Japan...

The Battle of Tokyo Bay was a World War II anti-shipping raid in Tokyo Harbor on the night of July 22, 1945. It was the naval action closest to Tokyo, and the last surface action of the war. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Tokyo (東京; Tōkyō  listen, literally eastern capital), is located in the Kanto region on the island of Honshu in Japan. ... July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...


References

"Shootout in Tokyo Bay (http://www.ussdehaven.org/tokyo_shootout.htm)." USS DeHaven Sailor's Association. Accessed on March 4, 2005. March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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