30 Oct 1945 | World War II Database

30 Oct 1945

Liberty Ship Albert M. Boe was delivered to the US Navy; she was to be the last Liberty Ship to be built. ww2dbase [Liberty-class | CPC]
S-45 was decommissioned from service. ww2dbase [S-45 | CPC]

China

US warships landed Chinese government troops at Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province, China. The troops immediately began to march north to engage with Chinese Communist forces. ww2dbase [Qinhuangdao, Hebei | CPC]

Dutch East Indies

Indonesian leaders Sukarno, Mohammad Hatta, and Sjarrafudin brokered a ceasefire between Indonesian Communists and the British in Surabaya, Indonesia, but violence would resume within hours. British Indian Army Brigadier General A. W. S. Mallaby was killed in the action, and the survivors of his 49th Brigade fell back to the harbor area. ww2dbase [Surabaya, Java | CPC]
Indonesian Communist fighters in Semarang, Java, Indonesia attacked European troops. To the south, Gurkha troops in the city of Magelang were surrounded, but were saved by British aircraft strafing. ww2dbase [Semarang, Java | CPC]

French Indochina

Prince Ratanavongsa Phetsarath of Luang Phrabang agreed to a consolidation between the Lao Issara Army and the Committee of Independent Laos. The combined force would be placed under the command of Prince Souphanouvong of Luang Phrabang, who had previously been the leader of the Committee of Independent Laos. ww2dbase [Ratanavongsa Phetsarath | Laos | CPC]

Japan

Lieutenant Chiaki Tanaka was made the commanding officer of I-503 (formerly Comandante Cappellini) and I-504 (formerly Luigi Torelli). ww2dbase [Luigi Torelli | Comandante Cappellini | CPC]

United States

USS Whale arrived at New London, Connecticut, United States. ww2dbase [Whale | New London, Connecticut | CPC]
USS Permit completed her duty as a training submarine at Submarine Base, New London, Connecticut, United States. ww2dbase [Permit | New London, Connecticut | CPC]
USS Wasp arrived at New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, United States, where she would receive minor conversion work to accommodate 400 officer and 5,000 men. ww2dbase [New York Navy Yard | Wasp (Essex-class) | Brooklyn, New York | CPC]
USS Ranger departed New Orleans bound for Pensacola, Florida. ww2dbase [Ranger | New Orleans, Louisiana | DS]
USS Honolulu departed New Orleans, Louisiana bound for Newport, Rhode Island for duty as a training ship. ww2dbase [Honolulu | New Orleans, Louisiana | DS]
Casablanca-class escort carrier USS Sargent Bay departed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii arrived at Alameda, California. ww2dbase [Sargent Bay | Alameda, California | DS]