Battle of Tokyo Bay

Battle of Tokyo Bay

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Tokyo Bay
colour_scheme=background:#ffff99;color:#2222cc


caption=
partof=World War II
date=July 22July 23, 1945
place=Tokyo Bay
result=Decisive American victory
combatant1=flagicon|USA|1912 United States
combatant2=flagicon|Japan|alt Empire of Japan
commander1=T.H. Hederman
commander2=
strength1=9 destroyers
strength2=2 destroyers, 4 cargo ships
casualties1="None"
casualties2=1 cargo ship sunk, 3 cargo ships badly damaged or sunk, 2 destroyers damaged and grounded|

The Battle of Tokyo Bay was a World War II anti-shipping raid in Tokyo Harbor on the night of July 22, 1945. It was the last surface action of the war.

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