Operation Livery was a series of naval air strikes on northern Malaya and air cover for minesweeping operations.[1] It was carried out by the 4th Minesweeping Flotilla, taking place off Phuket Island.[2]
Ships involved[]
- HMS Paladin
- HMS Raider [1]
- HMS Plucky
- HMS Rifleman[3]
- HMS Vestal - Damaged by Japanese kamikazes and scuttled
- HMS Squirrel
- HMS Pincher[4]
- HMS Sussex[2]
- HMS Nelson
- HMS Empress
- HMS Ameer[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Operation Livery, July 1945". Imperial War Museum. http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1060023798. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "HMS Sussex, British heavy cruiser, WW2". Naval History. http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-06CA-Sussex.htm. Retrieved 2013-06-16. Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "HMS Sussex" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Lt Cdr Mason, Geoffrey RN (Rtd). "HMS Rifleman, minesweeper". Naval History. http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-22MS-Algerine-Rifleman.htm. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
- ↑ Lt Cdr Mason, Geoffrey RN (Rtd). "HMS Pincher, minesweeper". Naval History. http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-22MS-Algerine-Pincher.htm. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
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