naval engagement, interwar and Second World War
Action of 27 February 1941
Action of 27 February 1941 was a naval engagement fought in 1941. It was part of Q876274. The recorded result: New Zealand victory. Recorded strength: Light cruiser Leander against Auxiliary cruiser Italian ship.
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Record
| Date | 1941 (year precision) | |
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| Place | recorded coordinates only 1.000N, 68.500E | |
| Kind | Naval engagement, interwar and Second World War | |
| Strength | Light cruiser Leander | Auxiliary cruiser Italian ship |
| Casualties and losses | Leander slightly damaged | Ramb I sunk; about 150 killed; 100 captured; of whom: 4 wounded; (1 died of wounds) |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Quilon 1809, 1254 km NE
- Battle of Colachel 1741, 1256 km NE
- Battle of Pookkottur 1921, 1399 km NE
- Siege of Galle 1640, 1415 km NE
- Action of 2 May 1654 1654, 1417 km NE
Elsewhere in 1941
- Attack on Pearl Harbor United States
- Siege of Leningrad Soviet Union
- Battle of Moscow Soviet Union
- Battle of Crete Greece
- Battle of Kiev Ukraine
Action of 27 February 1941 is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4677322, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Action of 27 February 1941, revision 1385444893, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.