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When did the last cutting-out action occur?

A question seeking the last successful cutting-out action runs into uncertainty over which later wartime operations belong in that category.

Question

When was the last time a warship was successfully cut out?

Short answer

No definitive example is given; later wartime operations may qualify depending on how cutting out is defined.

Notes

No definitive date is given for the last successful cutting-out action. Later wartime operations might qualify, depending on whether they should be described as cutting out. That uncertainty makes the category itself part of the historical problem. A seemingly simple last-occurrence question needs a clear definition before the chronology can be settled.