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On Jan. 2, 1945 the submarine HMS Porpoise sailed from Trincomalee, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) to conduct a minelaying operation off Penang Island, Malaya (Malaysia). The boat signaled at the completion of the operation but was never heard from again. The Japanese claim to have attacked and sunk a submarine in the area of the Malacca Strait on Jan. 19 which could have been the Porpoise but to date the wreck has not been found, her entire crew is still with her. The Porpoise was the last Royal Navy submarine lost in combat in the second world war. One more Royal Navy submarine would sink during the war but this was caused by an accident. |
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