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Attack on Yokosuka

Attack on Yokosuka was a battle fought in July 1945 at Yokosuka, in what is now Japan. It was part of Q590545.

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Reconnaissance photograph of Yokosuka Naval Base near Tokyo, Japan, on 18 July 1945.
Reconnaissance photograph of Yokosuka Naval Base near Tokyo, Japan, on 18 July 1945.. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtJuly 1945
WhereYokosuka, Japan35.293N, 139.671E
BelligerentsUnited States; United KingdomagainstEmpire of Japan
Part ofQ590545

Record

DateJuly 1945 (month precision)
PlaceYokosuka, Japan
35.293N, 139.671E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Casualties and losses14 aircraft; 18 aircrew killed1 destroyer; 1 submarine; 2 escort vessels sunk; 1 battleship damaged; 5 small ships damaged; 43 aircraft destroyed; 77 aircraft damaged
Commanders
  • Michitaro Tozuka
Attack on YokosukaAttack on YokosukaSiege of Kinugasa CastleSiege of Sugimoto CastleSiege of Tōshō-jiSiege of KamakuraSiege of KamakuraSiege of Kinugasa CastleSiege of Tōshō-jiYokohamaHamamatsuShizuokaMitoMatsumotoKōfuHachiōjiMaebashi100 km35.293N, 139.671E
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Attack on Yokosuka is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 481 in present-day Japan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4818013, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Attack on Yokosuka, revision 1381648297, 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.