| Noteable events involving Terrapin include: 24 Mar, 1944 HMS Terrapin (Lt.Cdr. D.S.R. Martin, DSO and 2 bars, RN) attacks a German convoy off Egersund, Norway in position 58º09'N, 06º28'E and torpedoes and damages the German kataput ship Schwabenland (8186 GRT) and the German tanker Wörth (6256 GRT, former Dutch Omala). The Schwabenland is grounded to prevent her from sinking and the Wörth is towed to port. (see map) 5 Aug, 1944 HMS Terrapin (Lt.Cdr. D.S.R. Martin, DSO and 2 bars, RN) bombards Japanese installations at Gunung Sitoli (Nias Island), western Sumatra. She also sinks a Japanese coaster with gunfire and damages another. 30 Oct, 1944 HMS Terrapin (Lt. R.H.H. Brunner, RN) sinks three Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire in the Malacca Strait. 2 Nov, 1944 HMS Terrapin (Lt. R.H.H. Brunner, RN) sinks the Japanese auxiliary netlayer Kumano Maru (872 GRT) in Strait of Malacca in position 01º30'N, 103º00'E. (see map) 4 Nov, 1944 HMS Terrapin (Lt. R.H.H. Brunner, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese minesweeper W 5 (620 tons, offsite link) in Malacca Strait in position 03º44'N, 99º50'E. (see map) 22 Dec, 1944 HMS Trenchant (Lt.Cdr. A.R. Hezlet, DSC, RN) and HMS Terrapin (Lt. R.H.H. Brunner, RN) together sink the Japanese tanker Yaei Maru No.6 (834 GRT) with gunfire off the south
side of the Japanese Fleet anchorage at Lingga Roads in position 01º04'S, 104º34'E. (see map) 25 Dec, 1944 HMS Trenchant (Lt.Cdr. A.R. Hezlet, DSC, RN) and HMS Terrapin (Lt. R.H.H. Brunner, RN) sink the Japanese auxiliary minesweeper Reisui Maru (219 BRT). They also claim a fishing vessel and three coasters. 29 Dec, 1944 HMS Terrapin (Lt. R.H.H. Brunner, RN) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire in the Malacca Strait.
30 Dec, 1944 HMS Terrapin (Lt. R.H.H. Brunner, RN) sinks two Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire in the Malacca Strait. 24 Feb, 1945 While operating together HMS Terrapin (Lt. R.H.H. Brunner, RN) and HMS Trenchant (Cdr. A.R. Hezlet, DSO, DSC, RN) sink 4 coasters (totaling an estimated 800 tgr) with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca.
Terrapin herself sank another small craft with gunfire. 1 Mar, 1945 HMS Terrapin (Lt. R.H.H. Brunner, RN) sinks two Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca. 2 Mar, 1945 HMS Terrapin (Lt. R.H.H. Brunner, RN) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca in position 03º28'N, 101º00'E. (see map) 4 Mar, 1945 While operating together HMS Terrapin (Lt. R.H.H. Brunner) and HMS Trenchant (Cdr. A.R. Hezlet, DSO, DSC, RN) sink the Japanese submarine chaser Ch 8 with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca about 85 nautical miles south of Penang in position 04º04'N, 100º35'E. (see map) 17 May, 1945 HMS Terrapin (Lt. R.H.H. Brunner, DSC, RN) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel and damages another with gunfire in the western part of the Java Sea. |