Operation Hound
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| Operation Hound | |||||||
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| Part of the Khalistan campaign, Pan-Septentrion War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| New Tyran | Greater Menghean Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Charles Norton |
 Cho Sŭng-chŏl | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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2 battleships 1 aircraft carrier 1 heavy cruiser 3 light cruisers 8 destroyers |
1 battleship 1 heavy cruiser 8 destroyers Multiple troop transports | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 light cruiser sunk 1 battleship damaged 1 heavy cruiser heavily damaged |
1 battleship sunk 2 destroyers sunk 1 heavy cruiser sunk (undetermined) | ||||||
Operation Hound was an Allied operation conducted by the Royal Navy during the Pan-Septentrion War, as part of the Khalistan campaign, that occured on 21 September 1944. The Royal Navy task force Force R led by Admiral Charles Norton which included the aircraft carrier HMS Formidable targetted Menghean transports leaving Khalistan. While the operation is largely considered a failure as only a small number of transports were actually destroyed, the Imperial Menghean Navy would lose the battleship Chŏngdo with Admiral Cho Sŭng-chŏl going down with the ship.
The operation included what was one of the last engagements between battleships in Septentrion.