Operation Sunfish

Operation Sunfish was a military operation by Allied troops in April 1945. It involved the battleships {{HMS|Queen Elizabeth|1913|6}} and {{ship|French battleship|Richelieu|up=yes}}. Their aircraft carried out a photo reconnaissance sweep of the area around Port Swettenham, 200 miles north of Singapore, on 14–16 April, before concluding the raid with an attack on Emmahaven (northern Sumatra) and Padang.{{Cite web|url=http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-05CVE-Khedive.htm|title=HMS Khedive, British escort carrier, WW2}} It had its origins in the proposed Operation Sounder.{{cite web|website=National Archives of Australia|url=https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=235327&S=1&R=0|title=The Official History of the Operations and Administration of] Special Operations - Australia [(SOA), also known as the Inter-Allied Services Department (ISD) and Services Reconnaissance Department (SRD)] Volume 2 -Part 1 page 47–48|page=117–119}}