Before departing Departing Singapore , the Japanese ships , which were designated Choosing the Completion Force , were loaded with supplies of oil and other important raw materials .

As a result , the Completion Force reached Arriving its destination of Kure in Japan on 20 February without having suffered Bodily_harm any casualties Catastrophe .

Despite this success , the Japanese Government was forced Motion to discontinue Process_end its efforts to ship oil from Southeast Asia to Japan in March due to the heavy losses Allied submarines were inflicting Bodily_harm on oil tankers , and all the ships of the Completion Force were sunk Motion_directional in or near Japanese home waters before the end Process_end of the war .