Action of 13 November 1943

The action of 13 November 1943 was a submarine engagement of World War II. It resulted in the sinking of the Japanese Navy's Kaidai Junsen Type B1 submarine I-34 in the Strait of Malacca by the British Royal Navy submarine HMS Taurus. I-34 was on a Yanagi Mission, an underwater convoy secretly shipping goods between Japan and their German allies.

Action of 13 November 1943
Part of World War II, Pacific War

Submarine HMS Taurus underway
Date13 November 1943
Location
off Penang, Malaysia, Indian Ocean
5.2833°N 100.0833°E / 5.2833; 100.0833
Result British victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom  Japan
Commanders and leaders
Mervyn Wingfield Irie Tatsushi
Strength
Submarine Taurus Submarine I-34
Casualties and losses
None I-34 sunk
84 killed
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