Makassar Strait in WW2 History | World War II Database

18 Jan 1942

Dutch East Indies

Submarine USS Saury crossed the equator for the first time while patrolling the Makassar Strait east of Borneo. ww2dbase [Line Crossing Ceremony | Saury | Makassar Strait | DS]

24 Jan 1942

Dutch East Indies

In the early morning darkness as submarine USS Saury was plying the Makassar Strait trying to avoid being illuminated by burning ships damaged a few hours earlier in the Battle of Makassar Strait, Saury was unexpectedly illuminated by a spotlight from a Japanese patrol craft less than 200 yards away. Saury dove deep and evaded the subsequent depth charge attack. ww2dbase [Saury | Makassar Strait | DS]

11 Sep 1942

Dutch East Indies

USS Saury sank Japanese auxiliary aircraft transport Kanto Maru with 3 torpedoes in the Makassar Strait in the Dutch East Indies at 2100 hours, killing 39. ww2dbase [Saury | Makassar Strait | CPC]

19 Sep 1944

Dutch East Indies

While transiting the Makassar Strait, submarine USS Growler noted in her war diary that the sub “crossed the Equator. Davey Jones, Neptunus Rex and his Royal Party boarded the ship through No. 2 Torpedo Tube and duly initiated 38 Pollywogs into the Ancient Order of the Deep. No casualties.” ww2dbase [Line Crossing Ceremony | Growler | Makassar Strait | DS]

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis

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