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Irene incident
1927 British Royal Navy action against Chinese pirates / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Irene incident of 1927 was a significant event of the British anti-piracy operations in China during the first half of the 20th century. In an attempt to surprise the pirates of Bias Bay, about sixty miles from Hong Kong, Royal Navy submarines attacked the merchant ship SS Irene, of the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company, which had been taken over by the pirates on the night of 19 October. The British were successful in thwarting the hijacking though they sank the ship.[1][2]
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Part of Piracy in Asia | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
2 × submarines (HMS L4 & HMS L5) 1 × destroyer (HMS Stormcloud) 1 × cruiser (HMS Delhi) 1 × minesweeper (HMS Magnolia) Hong Kong Police |
1 × steamer: SS Irene | ||||||
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~1 pirate killed 17 pirates captured SS Irene sunk | ||||||
Civilian casualties: 14 passengers on SS Irene killed. |
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