The Battle of North Borneo was a skirmish that took place on June 17th, 1943 off the northern coast of Borneo between the Royal Navy and Imperial Japanese Navy. The battle lasted four hours.[1] During the battle, HMS St. James was sunk, while Leander was in sinking condition and had to be scuttled. HMS Foresight, though able to return to Singapore, was declared CTL.[2]
The Battle of North Borneo was the first of about a dozen vicious cruiser actions that were fought in the area over the next nine months.
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Combatants[]
Allied Pact[]
- HMS Cumberland - County-class heavy cruiser
- HMS Exeter - York-class heavy cruiser
- HMS Enterprise - Emerald-class light cruiser
- HMS Leander - Leander-class light cruiser †
- HMS Southampton - Town-class light cruiser
- HMS Electra - E-class destroyer
- HMS Foresight - F-class destroyer †
- HMS Hotspur - H-class destroyer
- HMS St. James - Battle-class destroyer †
- HMS Agincourt - Battle-class destroyer
Imperial Japan[]
- Several cruisers, destroyers, and fighter squadrons
References[]
- ↑ Chapter 369
- ↑ CTL stands for "constructive total loss," which is a term used when a ship is so damaged that it is simply more economical to scrap it and build a replacement.