18 Jan 1942

Dutch East Indies
24 Jan 1942

Dutch East Indies
  • In the early morning darkness as submarine USS Saury was plying the Makassar Strait trying to avoid being illuminated by burning ships damaged a few hours earlier in the Battle of Makassar Strait, Saury was unexpectedly illuminated by a spotlight from a Japanese patrol craft less than 200 yards away. Saury dove deep and evaded the subsequent depth charge attack. ww2dbase [Saury | Makassar Strait | DS]
11 May 1942

Dutch East Indies
  • In the Makassar Strait, Dutch East Indies, submarine USS Spearfish crossed the equator heading south bound for Fremantle, Australia. 24 were initiated as Shellbacks in the Ancient Order of the Deep, including 13 women medical corps passengers. ww2dbase [Spearfish | Makassar Strait | DS]
11 Sep 1942

Dutch East Indies
  • USS Saury sank Japanese auxiliary aircraft transport Kanto Maru with 3 torpedoes in the Makassar Strait in the Dutch East Indies at 2100 hours, killing 39. ww2dbase [Saury | Makassar Strait | CPC]
19 Sep 1944

Dutch East Indies
  • While transiting the Makassar Strait, submarine USS Growler noted in her war diary that the sub “crossed the Equator. Davey Jones, Neptunus Rex and his Royal Party boarded the ship through No. 2 Torpedo Tube and duly initiated 38 Pollywogs into the Ancient Order of the Deep. No casualties.” ww2dbase [Line Crossing Ceremony | Growler | Makassar Strait | DS]

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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