Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum  

Go Back   Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum > Discussion > Japanese and Allied Air Forces in the Far East

Japanese and Allied Air Forces in the Far East Please use this forum to discuss the Air War in the Far East.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 29th March 2020, 15:31
Darius Darius is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Stuttgart
Posts: 128
Darius is on a distinguished road
HMIS Indus 6/4/42

Hi,

for a friend I´m looking for the time of attack & sinking of HMIS INDUS:

Quote:
Just one question. Indian Sloop Indus was bombed and sunk by Japanese airplanes off Akyab 6/4/42. Do you know what time?
The attacker were 27 Nell bombers.

Do you have more details on this attack?

Regards

Darius
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 29th March 2020, 18:03
Darius Darius is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Stuttgart
Posts: 128
Darius is on a distinguished road
Re: HMIS Indus 6/4/42

Hello,

maybe more details are in:
The Evacuation of Civilians from Burma: Analysing the 1942 Colonial Disaster by Michael D. Leigh, pp. 119?

Regards

Darius
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 30th March 2020, 17:28
bearoutwest bearoutwest is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Perth, Australia
Posts: 401
bearoutwest is on a distinguished road
Re: HMIS Indus 6/4/42

Hi Darius,

Have you seen this?
https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/...RIN/RIN-6.html

I don't know anything about the author, but might be a good place to start. Certainly covers the Indus in the early Mediterranean war.

Regards,
...geoff
__________________
- converting fuel into noise.
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 30th March 2020, 17:36
Graham Boak Graham Boak is offline
Alter Hase
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Lancashire, UK
Posts: 1,680
Graham Boak is on a distinguished road
Re: HMIS Indus 6/4/42

Were Nells involved in the Burma campaign? I thought that was an Army effort.
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 30th March 2020, 22:38
Darius Darius is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Stuttgart
Posts: 128
Darius is on a distinguished road
Re: HMIS Indus 6/4/42

Hi,

https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/...IN/RIN-6.html:
Quote:
On 5 and 6 April 1942 Akyab was heavily bombed." H.M.I.S. Indus (Commander J. E. N. Coope, R.I.N.) was in Akyab harbour. Four Indian officers against an officer complement of twelve were borne in this ship. She was lying at anchor when three formations of Japanese aircraft coming from different directions attacked her. The first formation dropped a stick of bombs so close to her that it was once thought she had been hit. When, however, the second and the third formations came on and attacked together, the ship did not have much of a chance. She received at least two direct hits, one of them on the engine room, causing severe damage. Another hit caused the ship to settle by the stern. Distress signals were made to H.M.I.S. St. Anthony which was nearby but before any help could reach the Indus had capsized. She had put up a very gallant fight against immense odds and went down fighting. By a miracle no lives were lost. An eye witness rightly said that in the face of an attack by 27 bombers and 18 fighters, "we considered we were lucky to have lost only one ship." There was no way of saving the ship and she sank very soon. Officers and crew were taken on board H.M.I.S. St. Anthony (Lieutenant T.R.V.Bird, R.I.N.R.). On 7 April St. Anthony ran aground on the rocks at the entrance to Akyab harbour. She was refloated and subsequently left Akyab for Calcutta on 18 April 1942.
We`ve got the date, but still missing the time.

And of course: If you have more specific data on the attackers, please be kind and put more light on this incident.

Regards

Darius
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 31st March 2020, 06:00
bearoutwest bearoutwest is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Perth, Australia
Posts: 401
bearoutwest is on a distinguished road
Re: HMIS Indus 6/4/42

Graham, possibly just a once-off (or as-required) navy involvement.


From "Bloody Shambles" Volume 2 by Christopher Shores and Brian Cull, et al:

".... Meanwhile on 4 April JNAF aircraft moved from Bangkok to Mingaladon to support a planned carrier attack on Ceylon ..... 18 G3M bombers of the Genzan Ku, 18 A6Ms of the Attached Fighter Group, and a C5M flew in. Next day aircraft from these units raided Calcutta and Akyab, as the carrier airgroups attacked Colombo. A 2,000 ton minelayer was claimed sunk in the harbour at Akyab, while strafing A6M pilots claimed a Hurricane and a transport aircraft destroyed on the airfield, where bomber crews claimed a large and small aircraft destroyed by bombing. ...."

Brian drops in to this forum from time to time, so might be able to shed more light, if this was part of his research (and not the other co-authors).


...geoff
__________________
- converting fuel into noise.
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 31st March 2020, 16:56
Graham Boak Graham Boak is offline
Alter Hase
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Lancashire, UK
Posts: 1,680
Graham Boak is on a distinguished road
Re: HMIS Indus 6/4/42

Thanks for the responses. I even have the book. Ah well, I always believed message boards were a good source for learning things. Sorry for wasting peoples' time.
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 31st March 2020, 19:59
Darius Darius is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Stuttgart
Posts: 128
Darius is on a distinguished road
Smile Re: HMIS Indus 6/4/42

Hi friends,


thanks for this addition.

So let us wait for Brian


Regards

Darius
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 31st March 2020, 20:04
Darius Darius is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Stuttgart
Posts: 128
Darius is on a distinguished road
Re: HMIS Indus 6/4/42

Hi,


from other sources:
Quote:
The Admiralty War Diary States that the attack happened on the morning of the 6th.
Regards

Darius
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 1st April 2020, 05:30
bearoutwest bearoutwest is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Perth, Australia
Posts: 401
bearoutwest is on a distinguished road
Re: HMIS Indus 6/4/42

Quote:
Originally Posted by Graham Boak View Post
Thanks for the responses...... Sorry for wasting peoples' time.

Naahh, no waste of time. Just happened to be searching for other events around that timeline anyway. Your question made me think about the level of Japanese army/navy co-ordination in Malaya where there was a much higher level of air unit activity for both services.


Stay safe out there, everyone,
...geoff
__________________
- converting fuel into noise.
Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
hmis indus

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT +2. The time now is 16:13.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.2
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004 - 2018, 12oclockhigh.net