Attack on Yokosuka
1945 in JapanJapan campaignJuly 1945 events in AsiaNaval aviation operations and battlesNaval battles of World War II involving Japan ... and 3 more
Naval battles of World War II involving the United KingdomNaval battles of World War II involving the United StatesYokosuka, Kanagawa
The attack on Yokosuka was an air raid conducted by the United States Navy on 18 July 1945 during the last weeks of the Pacific War. The Japanese battleship Nagato was the raid's main target, though anti-aircraft positions and other warships at Yokosuka Naval Arsenal were also attacked. Other U.S. Navy and Royal Navy aircraft struck airfields in the Tokyo area. While Nagato was only lightly damaged, the American aircraft sank a destroyer, a submarine and two escort vessels and damaged five small vessels. The Allied pilots also claimed the destruction of several locomotives and 43 Japanese aircraft as well as damage to another 77 aircraft. Japanese anti-aircraft guns shot down twelve American and two British aircraft.
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