November 28th, 1945 (WEDNESDAY)
UNITED KINGDOM: Shorts re-launch the civilianised Sunderland Flying Boat, the Sandringham. Designed for use by BOAC it is modified with improved low-drag lines replacing the nose and tail turret positions. The interior of the aircraft is also refurbished with two decks and seats and berths for 24 day or 16 night passengers on the lower deck and a bar and dining area on the upper deck.
Destroyer HMS Quality commissioned.
INDIA: Mekran Coast of Baluchistan suffers a major tsunami causing earthquake measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale, centred 160 miles north-west of Karachi. The tsunami reached a height of 40 feet and caused great damage to the Mekran ports. Unconfirmed estimates put the number killed at 4,000.
CANADA: Manitoulin Island gets permanent highway bridge linking it with the rest of Ontario; end of ferry service except from Tobermory on the Bruce Peninsulas.
Frigates HMCS Inch Arran and Sea Cliff paid off.
Minesweeper HMCS Daerwood paid off.
Corvette HMCS Tillsonburg paid off.
U.S.A.: Destroyer USS Fiske commissioned.
ATLANTIC OCEAN: Operation Deadlight: Former Kriegsmarine U-boats U-2325, U-2329, U-2334, U-2335, U-2337, U-2350 and U-2363 are sunk by the Royal Navy.