Operation Creek

Operation Creek
Part of Indian Ocean in World War II

The German cargo ship Ehrenfels
Date9 March 1943
Location15°24′19″N 73°48′31″E / 15.405248°N 73.8085068°E / 15.405248; 73.8085068
Result British victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom  Germany
Commanders and leaders
Special Operations Executive
Units involved
Calcutta Light Horse
Calcutta Scottish
Strength
18 soldiers 4 ships
Casualties and losses
1 injured 4 ships sunk
5 killed, 5 missing & rest interned
Location within Goa
Operation Creek (India)

Operation Creek, also known as Operation Longshanks, was a covert military operation undertaken by Britain's Special Operations Executive in World War II on 9 March 1943. It involved a nighttime attack by members of the Calcutta Light Horse and the Calcutta Scottish against a German cargo ship, Ehrenfels, which had been transmitting information to U-boats from Mormugão Harbour in neutral Portugal's territory of Goa. The attack was successful, and Ehrenfels and three other Axis cargo ships were sunk, stopping the transmissions to the U-boats.