One of the less publicised attacks on Truk was a raid carried out by a British led task group on the 14th – 15th June 1945.
By this time Truk had been neutralised as a major threat to operations in the Pacific and ‘Operation Inmate’ as the attack was called wasn’t much more than a training exercise for the crew of HMS Implacable the lead carrier in the attack and some shore bombardment practice for the other vessels.
HMS Implacable R86
Vessels taking part in the attack were from Task Group 111.2 which were part of the British Pacific Fleet and included the vessels HMS Implacable, HMS Swiftsure, HMS Ruler, HMS Termagant, HMS Newfoundland, HMS Troubridge, HMS Teaser, HMS Terpsichore, HMS Tenacious, HMCS Uganda and HMNZS Achilles. 113 offensive sorties were flown during the two day attack which included the first night attacks in the Pacific launched from a British aircraft carrier.
Aircraft on the deck of HMS Implacable during WWII
