9 Aug, 1944
HMS Trenchant (Lt.Cdr. A.R. Hezlet, DSC, RN) sinks the Japanese fishing vessel Hiyoshi Maru No.3 (48 GRT) and two other small Japanese vessels with gunfire off the south-west coast of Sumatra in position 04º29'S, 102º54'E. (see map)

16 Sep, 1944
HMS Trenchant (Lt.Cdr. A.R. Hezlet, DSC, RN) lays mines in the the Straits of Malacca, centered at position 04º08'N, 98º15'E. (see map)

19 Sep, 1944
HMS Trenchant (Lt.Cdr. A.R. Hezlet, DSC, RN) sinks two Siamese sailing vessels through ramming east of Sumatra.

23 Sep, 1944
The German submarine U-859 is sunk north-west of Penang in the Straits of Malacca, in position 05º46'N, 100º04'E, by torpedoes from the British submarine HMS Trenchant (Lt.Cdr. A.R. Hezlet, DSC, RN). (see map)

27 Oct, 1944
Chariots released by HMS Trenchant (Lt.Cdr. A.R. Hezlet, DSC, RN) sink the Japanese army cargo ship Sumatra Maru (984 GRT, former Dutch Tomori) in Phuket harbour, Siam.

21 Dec, 1944
HMS Trenchant (Lt.Cdr. A.R. Hezlet, DSC, RN) sinks two Japanese landing craft (probably 46-foot Daihatsu type) with gunfire off the eastern coast of Sumatra.

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 GRT). They also claim a fishing vessel and three coasters.

29 Dec, 1944
HMS Trenchant (Lt.Cdr. A.R. Hezlet, DSO, DSC, RN) sinks two Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire in the Malacca Strait.

30 Dec, 1944
HMS Trenchant (Lt.Cdr. A.R. Hezlet, DSO, DSC, RN) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire in the Malacca Strait.

31 Dec, 1944
HMS Trenchant (Cdr. A.R. Hezlet, DSO, DSC, RN) sinks two Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire in the Malacca Strait.

23 Jan, 1945
The Japanese tanker Hozan maru I go (868 GRT) and the Japanese merchant Nikkaku maru (1946 GRT) sinks on mines in the Straits of Malacca in position 04º08'N, 98º15'E. These mines were laid on 16 September 1944 by HMS Trenchant (Cdr. A.R. Hezlet, DSO, DSC, RN). (see map)

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.

Trenchant herself also sinks one 100 ton vessel, two 20 ton lighters, 3 junks totaling 70 tons (all tonnages are estimated and can be way off).

25 Feb, 1945
HMS Trenchant (Cdr. A.R. Hezlet, DSO, DSC, RN) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca in position 03º07'N, 99º56'E.

4 Mar, 1945
While operating together HMS Terrapin (Lt. R.H.H. Brunner) and HMS Trenchant (Cdr. A.R. Hezlet) sink the Japanese submarine chaser Ch 8 with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca some 85 miles south of Penang in position 04º04'N, 100º35'E. (see map)

9 Mar, 1945
HMS Trenchant (Cdr. A.R. Hezlet, DSO, DSC, RN) sinks a Japanese tug and a barge with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca.

25 May, 1945
HMS Trenchant (Cdr. A.R. Hezlet, DSO, DSC, RN) sinks the Japanese auxiliary minesweeper Wa 105 (175 tons, former Dutch Grissee) east of Mandalike Island in position 06º23'S, 110º55'E. (see map)

8 Jun, 1945
HMS Trenchant (Cdr. A.R. Hezlet, DSO, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese heavy cruiser Ashigara (13000 tons, offsite link) in the northern entrance of Bangka Straits in position 01º59'S, 104º56'E. (see map)

13 Jul, 1945
HMS Trenchant (Cdr. A.R. Hezlet, DSO, DSC, RN) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire off western Celebes, Netherlands East Indies in position 03º10'S, 118º50'E. (see map)

15 Jul, 1945
HMS Trenchant (Cdr. A.R. Hezlet, DSO, DSC, RN) sinks three small Japanese vessels with gunfire north-east of the Lombok Strait in position 08º22'S, 116º02'E. (see map)