Operation Inmate
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Operation Inmate was a World War II British naval air attack carried out against Japanese positions on Truk Atoll in June 1945 to provide combat experience for the British Pacific Fleet.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military operation
ⓘ
naval air operation ⓘ |
| aircraftUsed |
Fairey Firefly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grumman Avenger NERFINISHED ⓘ Supermarine Seafire NERFINISHED ⓘ Vought Corsair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airUnit | British Pacific Fleet carrier air groups NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | light for British forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Rear Admiral Sir Philip Vian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vice Admiral Sir Bernard Rawlings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conductedBy | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | June 1945 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1945-06-15 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late stages of the Pacific War ⓘ |
| location |
Caroline Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Truk Atoll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalForceType | carrier task force ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the last British carrier strikes of World War II ⓘ |
| objective |
to attack remaining Japanese positions on Truk Atoll
ⓘ
to provide combat experience for the British Pacific Fleet ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Imperial Japanese Army garrison on Truk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
Battleship HMS King George V
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Pacific Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ Cruiser HMS Newfoundland NERFINISHED ⓘ Cruiser HMS Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ Destroyer HMS Teazer NERFINISHED ⓘ Destroyer HMS Tenacious NERFINISHED ⓘ Destroyer HMS Termagant NERFINISHED ⓘ Destroyer HMS Troubridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Fleet carrier HMS Implacable NERFINISHED ⓘ Task Force 111 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British Pacific Fleet operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier U.S. carrier raids on Truk ⓘ |
| purpose |
combat evaluation of British carrier air operations in the Pacific
ⓘ
training ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| scale | small-scale raid ⓘ |
| startDate | 1945-06-14 ⓘ |
| statusOfTarget | heavily reduced Japanese base by 1945 ⓘ |
| target |
Japanese airfields on Truk Atoll
ⓘ
Japanese coastal defenses on Truk Atoll ⓘ Japanese shipping around Truk Atoll ⓘ |
| theatre | Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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