Last Stand of Japanese Heavy Cruiser - Battle of the Malacca Strait Documentary

Video Sponsored by Ridge. Check them out here: Get the best offer using my link now until March 26th! On May 9th 1945, the Japanese Heavy Cruiser Haguro deployed into the malacca strait from Singapore. It was to be the ships’ last voyage. A few days later, Haguro was ambushed by a flotilla of Allied destroyers, who used dozens of torpedoes and heavy gunfire to sink her, over the course of an hour-long battle where Haguro’s crew made their final stand. To support the creation of more videos like this, please support us on Patreon: 0:00 - The Indian Ocean in 1945 3:00 - Ridge Wallets 3:39 - Opening Moves 5:13 - The Chase Is On 7:54 - The British Attack Begins 10:06 - Haguro’s Last Stand 13:16 - Aftermath Credits: Animation for this video by: Artwork Lead: Written, Directed and Produced by: Come join the historigraph discord: Sources: John Winton, Sink the Haguro!: Last Destroyer Action of the Second World War Corelli Barnett, Engage the Enemy More Closely M. J Whitley, Destroyes of World War Two M. J Whitley, Cruisers of World War Two Evan Mawdsley, War for the Seas Music Credits: “Rynos Theme“ Kevin MacLeod () Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License “Crypto“ Kevin MacLeod () Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License “Stay the Course“ Kevin MacLeod () Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License Other music and SFX from Epidemic Sound