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Japanese submarines and U-862 sank 30 ships in the area covered by the Australia Station during World War II. These ships had a combined tonnage of 150,984 gross register tons (427,540 m 3). [98] Nine other ships were damaged by Japanese submarines. [103] German surface raiders sank seven ships in Australian waters and captured another.
The only ship sunk during the war by a German U-boat in the Pacific Ocean. [10] Attack on ship, sinking and rescue of crew described in the Australian Official Histories of the Second World War. [11] (Liberty ship) 6/2/45 U 862: SS Peter Silvester: 7176 820 nm SW of Fremantle In the Indian Ocean, 32 of crew lost [12] (Liberty ship)
World War II contributed to this. Attacks by Axis submarines on Brazilian ships between 1941 and 1944 resulted in the deaths of over a thousand individuals and were a key factor in Brazil's entry into World War II. Until that point, Brazil had maintained a neutral stance.
Australia entered World War II on 3 September 1939, following the government's acceptance of the United Kingdom's declaration of war on Nazi Germany. Australia later entered into a state of war with other members of the Axis powers, including the Kingdom of Italy on 11 June 1940, [1] and the Empire of Japan on 9 December 1941. [2]
This list of ships of the Second World War contains major military vessels of the war, arranged alphabetically and by type. The list includes armed vessels that served during the war and in the immediate aftermath, inclusive of localized ongoing combat operations, garrison surrenders, post-surrender occupation, colony re-occupation, troop and prisoner repatriation, to the end of 1945.
The List of ships of the Second World War contains major military vessels of the war, arranged alphabetically and by type. The list includes armed vessels that served during the war and in the immediate aftermath, inclusive of localized ongoing combat operations, garrison surrenders, post-surrender occupation, colony re-occupation, troop and prisoner repatriation, to the end of 1945.
Brazil's participation in World War II on the Allied side was not a foregone conclusion. Although it had supported the Triple Entente in World War I—as had now-Axis-aligned Japan and Romania—the country's contribution to the war took place in its waning years and was primarily naval, although it also sent a small military mission to the Western Front.
faster ships GUS: Mediterranean to Chesapeake Bay: 21 December 1942 27 May 1945 92 slower ships HG: Gibraltar to Liverpool: 26 September 1939 19 September 1942 89 replaced by MKS convoys after Operation Torch: HX: Halifax Harbour (later New York City) to Liverpool: 16 Sept 1939 23 May 1945 377 9-knot convoys for ships of sustained speeds less ...