My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
Saturday, September 8, 2018
Chinese Pirates Plundering British 'War Grave' Ships-- Part 3: Ten All Together
Besides the HMS Repulse and HMS Prince of Wales, the other eight ships:
SS LOCH RANZA-- Seven crew members died after this merchant ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft before sinking off Indonesia in February 1942.
HMS TIEN KWANG-- Sunk with the HMS Kuala south of Singapore on February 14, 1942. 298 lives were lost, many civilians being evacuated from Singapore.
HMS KUALA--Newly plundered. This patrol vessel and the HMS Tien Kwang were hit south of Singapore as they headed for Jakarta Around 200 men, women and children died.
HMS BANKA-- Newly plundered. This minelayer sank off the coast of Malaysia on December 9, 1941, with the loss of 38 lives. Previous looting means nothing of its remains are left.
And, there are four more.
--GreGen
Labels:
British Navy,
pirates
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