Operation Collie

HMS Ameer, one of two aircraft carriers involved in Operation Collie.

Operation Collie was a British naval operation in World War II, from 5–11 July 1945. Its objectives were, firstly, naval bombardment and aerial strikes on Japanese positions in the Nicobar Islands,[1] particularly on Nancowry Island;[2] secondly, providing cover for minesweeping operations in advance of a possible invasion;[1] and thirdly, making carrier raids on Japanese airfields in northern Sumatra.[2] These measures were a prelude for an invasion, Operation Zipper, which was never carried out due to the Surrender of Japan.[3]

  1. ^ a b David Wragg, The Escort Carrier in the Second World War: Combustible, Vulnerable, Expendable!, pages 157–169, 2005.
  2. ^ a b Jürgen Rohwer, Chronology of the War at Sea, 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two, page 423, 2005.
  3. ^ Malcolm H. Murfett, Naval Warfare 1919–45: An Operational History of the Volatile War at Sea, page 446, 2008.