2382:′s redeployment to the North Pacific was deferred, and for the time being she continued her supply runs between Rabaul and Lae. On her fourth run, she delivered 20 passengers and supply drums containing one ton of ammunition, 16 tons of clothing, and 16 tons of food on 24 April 1943 and left for Rabaul with 42 passengers aboard. She visited Lae on her fifth run on 30 April 1943 and dropped off 30 passengers and supply drums holding three tons of weapons and ammunition, 19 tons of clothing, and one ton of food. She embarked 41 passengers and put back to sea. At dawn she sighted Allied motor torpedo boats and spent an hour evading them, but she arrived safely at Rabaul. On her sixth run, she called at Lae on 7 May 1943 to deliver 10 passengers and 77 supply drums carrying 2.8 tons of weapons, four tons of artillery shells, and 13 tons of clothing and pick up 12 passengers.
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still aboard. She visited Sio for the fourth and final time on 27 December 1943 and early in the morning, just after she began her return voyage to Rabaul, she encountered Allied motor torpedo boats, which depth-charged her. Later that day, Allied aircraft attacked her. She emerged from both attacks unscathed, and on the same day received orders to intercept an Allied convoy. With only two torpedoes aboard, she patrolled in the
2567:, New Guinea. Her first and second round trips — from 4 to 10 January 1944, calling at Iboki on 6 January, and from 17 to 21 January 1944, calling at Iboki on 19 January — involved the delivery of supplies. On her third run, in which she departed Rabaul on 28 January 1944, she carried only troops, which she disembarked at Iboki on 30 January 1944, damaging her
2040:, and that evening between 18:50 and 19:14, using a device that allowed her to eject mines via her forward torpedo tubes, she laid all nine mines within 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) of the Australian coast along a 2,000-meter (2,200 yd) line at depths of 24 to 34 meters (79 to 112 ft) in what her commanding officer believed was a
2044:. She then withdrew into the open ocean, and later that evening transmitted a report of her activities. FRUMEL intercepted and partially decrypted her message, learning that a Japanese submarine had laid nine mines somewhere along the east coast of Australia, but not the location of the mines because of code words
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in New Guinea, calling at Sio on 16 November and 4 December 1943 without incident but coming under attack by Allied aircraft during her third visit on 18 December 1943 while unloading cargo; the attack forced her to depart before she could completely unload, and she returned to Rabaul with some cargo
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effort that after a number of days detonated another mine, but repeated sweeping found no more by the time minesweeping operations ended in
September 1943. The mines were designed to rest on the seafloor and were not fixed in place, meaning that they could slide or roll if laid on sloping surfaces,
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next called at Lae on 11 April 1943, unloading 26 passengers and 77 supply drums containing 4.4 tons of weapons and ammunition, 19 tons of clothing, and food and embarking 42 passengers for Rabaul. On her third supply run, she visited Lae on 17 April 1943, discharging 28 passengers and 77 supply
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observed two large explosions close aboard which reached 400 feet (122 m) in height and 130 feet (40 m) across their bases. At least two mines clearly had exploded, and the size of the explosions suggested that each of them separately may have represented the detonation of two mines,
2388:′s seventh run was more eventful. She arrived at Lae on 13 May 1943, unloaded 10 passengers and supply drums containing 11.5 tons of weapons, five tons of ammunition, and nine tons of food. After embarking four passengers, she began her return trip to Rabaul. Shortly thereafter, the U.S. Navy
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departed
Paramushiro on 16 August 1943 for her seventh war patrol, assigned a patrol area off Kiska. The patrol was uneventful, and she returned to Paramushiro on 3 September 1943. She got back underway on 5 September 1943 and arrived on 10 September at Yokosuka, where she underwent repairs.
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called at Lae on 21 May 1943 to deliver 5.1 tons of weapons, 5.4 tons of ammunition, 4.6 tons of food, and 31 passengers. She departed for Rabaul after embarking 40 passengers. On her ninth and final run, she visited Lae on 28 May 1943 and dropped off 18 tons of food, 4.3 tons of weapons and
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plotted their courses and used the information to estimate the carrier's position. While on the surface 270 nautical miles (500 km; 310 mi) northeast of
Johnston Island at 18:41 on 11 January 1942, she sighted a U.S. Navy destroyer and submerged. Not long afterwards, the aircraft
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went to a depth of 330 feet (100 m), and when the escorting destroyers began a counterattack at 19:58, they could not locate her. Her sound operator reported hearing two large explosions followed by a number of smaller ones which suggested that
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on the coast of New Guinea. She got underway from Rabaul for her first supply run on 3 April 1943, carrying 30 passengers and 77 supply drums containing 3.3 tons of weapons and ammunition, 22 tons of clothing, and 15.4 tons of food. She arrived at
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8.6 bombarded the island and harbor on 7 August 1942. All four submarines submerged to avoid damage, and some of them set off in pursuit of the task group after the shelling ceased, but none succeeded in finding the withdrawing
American ships.
1878:. As the campaign wore on, the Japanese decided to use submarines to supply their forces fighting on Guadalcanal and began fitting the submarines involved in the supply runs with a mounting on their decks that allowed each of them to carry a
1208:, which she reached on 22 January 1942 with only 800 liters (180 imp gal; 210 U.S. gal) of fuel left. She got back underway on 24 January 1942 bound for Yokosuka, which she reached on 2 February 1942. She was
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north-northeast of Kiska. Between 17 and 19 July 1943, the two submarines sighted three U.S. destroyers on three separate occasions, but were unable to attack them. The
Japanese completed the evacuation on 28 July 1943, and
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area. On 7 July 1942, she received orders to move to the Kiska area. When the rest of
Submarine Squadron 2 was ordered to return to Japan on 20 July 1942, she was ordered to remain behind and operate from Kiska.
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Submarine
Squadron 1 was based at Hong Kong until the autumn of 1938. In an effort to reduce international tensions over the conflict in China, Japan withdrew its submarines from Chinese waters in December 1938.
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decided to evacuate the isolated garrison on Kiska. The evacuation began by submarine on 26 May 1943. Submarine
Division 7 was reassigned to the 5th Fleet on 1 July 1943, and on either 1 or 2 July
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drums containing four tons of weapons and ammunition and 17 tons of clothing. After embarking 39 passengers, she got back underway for Rabaul. She sighted Allied motor torpedo boats near the
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making 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) on the surface 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) off Lae at a range of 6,000 yards (5,500 m). Each PT boat fired two torpedoes at
1024:, but was forced to go deep before she could. Several hours later she managed to transmit a sighting report, which resulted in the Japanese ordering nine submarines to attempt to intercept
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received orders to return to Japan, and she got underway from Kiska the same day. While she was at sea, both
Submarine Squadron 2 and Submarine Division 8 were disbanded, and she and
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to the 6th Fleet while at sea on 31 May 1943, she stopped at Truk from 1 to 2 June 1943, then proceeded to
Yokosuka, which she reached on 8 June 1943. She underwent repairs there.
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School in the Yokosuka Naval District at Yokosuka. In mid-1940, her hangar and catapult were removed, and thereafter she did not operate aircraft. Submarine Squadron 2, including
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and the Allies found the mines in a somewhat different location — 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) offshore in waters 30 to 40 meters (98 to 131 ft) deep — than
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1475:, India, carrying 3,655 tons of general cargo and 1,027 tons of explosives. She fired two torpedoes at a range of 1,640 yards (1,500 m), scoring one hit amidships on
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of China and patrols of China's central and southern coast. From 20 or 21 (sources disagree) to 23 August 1937, all six submarines of Submarine Squadron 1 operated in the
2475:, and 23 passengers. Not scheduled to return to Rabaul, she did not embark passengers. She instead got back underway bound directly for Truk. Reassigned along with
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did not acknowledge receipt of the message, the Japanese declared her missing. Sixth Fleet headquarters made a final attempt to contact her on 3 July 1944.
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at 10:15 on 23 February 1943, and later that day the commander of Submarine Squadron 7 came aboard to inspect her. On 26 February 1943 she disembarked her
2324:, fought from 2 to 4 March 1943. The Japanese decided to use submarines instead to carry supplies and troops to New Guinea. Accordingly, on 29 March 1943
1584:, with a cargo of 5,100 tons of government stores and ammunition — in the Arabian Sea 170 nautical miles (310 km; 200 mi) northwest of Bombay.
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laid her mines, which were planted in an area rarely visited by Allied ships. They went unnoticed until 24 March 1943, when the Royal Australian Navy
1608:, opening fire with her 127-millimeter (5 in) deck gun at a range of 6,570 yards (6,010 m). The gun jammed after firing only one round, and
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was 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) northeast of Brisbane. At 17:15 that day she sighted a 10,000-ton Allied merchant ship — probably a
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during the return trip, but submerged and avoided them. While at Rabaul, she was reassigned on 21 April 1943 to the Northern District Force in the
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surfaced in the Arabian Sea 300 nautical miles (560 km; 350 mi) southwest of Bombay after 08:15 on 10 April 1942 to attack two 150-ton
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escaped unscathed. At 20:22, she transmitted a situation report which FRUMEL intercepted and partly decrypted, and as a result two U.S. Navy
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in the process. She returned to Rabaul on 1 February 1944, and on that day Submarine Division 7 was attached directly to 6th Fleet
1903:, the evacuation of Japanese forces on Guadalcanal, was completed on 7 February 1943, bringing the Guadalcanal campaign to an end.
621:, Japan, for repairs. She was reassigned directly to the Yokosuka Naval District on 15 November 1935. In July 1936, she embarked a
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was placed in Second Reserve in the Yokosuka Naval District on 15 December 1938, then on 1 April 1939 began an assignment at the
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had used to describe their locations. An attempt to determine the submarine's position at the time of the transmission using
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was forced to remain submerged during daylight hours by the increased RAAF activity, but she patrolled uneventfully between
1993:— and at 18:44 fired two torpedoes at long range, which both missed. The merchant ship apparently did not sight the torpedo
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and their ammunition, then departed the same day for Yokosuka, which she reached on 29 February 1944 to begin an overhaul.
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to rescue Takagi and his staff from their headquarters on Saipan, which was threatened by advancing American forces. When
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set out from Yokosuka bound for the waters off Saipan on 16 June 1944. At 22:33 that evening the Japanese 5,123-ton armed
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to submerge, but she suffered no damage. Her patrol otherwise was uneventful, and she concluded it with her arrival at
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departed Penang on 26 March 1942 to begin her third war patrol, assigned a patrol area in the Indian Ocean west of
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returned to duty in Submarine Division 8 in Submarine Squadron 1 in the 1st Fleet. On 27 March 1937, she departed
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300 nautical miles (560 km; 350 mi) southwest of Bombay when she sighted the British 5,897-ton steamer
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on the coast of New Guinea on 5 April 1943, where she disembarked her passengers and discharged her cargo onto
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to support the supply and reinforcement of the Japanese garrisons on Attu and Kiska in the Aleutian Islands.
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and an area southeast of Pearl Harbor. Later in December, one of her torpedomen was injured during a routine
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to Rabaul and 25 other passengers and departed for Rabaul. Shortly after her departure she sighted Allied
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were reassigned to Submarine Division 7. She arrived at Yokosuka on 23 August 1942 and began an overhaul.
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2427:′s course and turned toward her to decrease the range, but she submerged. The PT boats then stopped, and
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yielded nothing more precise than a nearly useless 500-nautical-mile (926 km; 575 mi) circle.
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represented the next step in the evolution of this aviation capability, as she had both a hangar and a
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during her patrol, but none of them sighted her, and she arrived at Rabaul at 07:30 on 27 March 1943.
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to head for Yokosuka, which she reached on 1 May 1942. She underwent repairs there until 6 June 1942.
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north of Molokai steaming northeast at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph). She attempted to attack
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was reassigned to the Southeast Area Fleet to resume duties on supply runs to New Guinea and in the
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between 11 and 30 May 1943. On 21 May 1943, with the situation on Attu deteriorating, the Japanese
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made a hard turn to starboard, evaded the torpedoes, and attempted to open the range at top speed.
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set out for Aleutian waters to begin her fourth war patrol. She joined the "K" patrol line in the
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received orders to replace her in the picket line. During the daylight hours of 10 January 1942,
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proceeded with her voyage to Rabaul, but on 14 May 1943 she diverted from it so that she and
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arrived in the area and searched for her until sunset on 18 March 1943, but without success.
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went to investigate, but found nothing. She was anchored off Kiska along with the submarines
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got underway from Truk for her fifth war patrol, tasked with laying nine German-made TMC
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on 22 February 1942. At 07:00 on 23 February 1942, she got back underway in company with
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to the Ceylon area — and called off the attack. On the afternoon of 2 April 1942,
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in a convoy of eight ships escorted by eight destroyers ended in disaster in the
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lookouts sighted planes from the carrier on five separate occasions, and her
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from 28 December 1943 to 1 January 1944, but did not find the Allied ships.
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when Allied aircraft sank all eight ships and four of the destroyers in the
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followed up by dropping depth charges and machine gunning the water where
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off the east coast of Australia. On 4–5 March 1943, she transited
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surfacing near the convoy. Mistaking her for an enemy submarine,
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911:
886:. As the Imperial Japanese Navy began to deploy for the upcoming
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began a new series of supply runs, shuttling between Rabaul and
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although Allied forces could not substantiate this possibility.
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sighted their wakes passing 20 yards (18 m) astern of her.
2731:
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2214:
1967:
1867:
1859:
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to begin her second war patrol, bound for a patrol area in the
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692:. In September 1937 Submarine Squadron 1 was reassigned to the
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sank her 70 nautical miles (130 km; 81 mi) west of
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1073:, and the 6th Fleet ordered a number of submarines including
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of the fleet's submarines together for a meeting aboard his
396:. During the latter conflict she operated in support of the
2572:
2278:. As spent shells and shell fragments fell into the water,
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with the loss of 11 crew members killed and three injured.
960:
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as distant cover for an operation in which the battleships
700:
for service in Chinese waters. The squadron, consisting of
540:
73:
1910:
departed Yokosuka at 10:00 on 16 February 1943 carrying a
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mounting during her overhaul, but was still in Japan when
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for all the submarines of Submarine Squadron 2 except for
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inflicted kept her out of combat for the next six months.
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set out from Yokosuka on her sixth war patrol, bound for
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during or after the attack, which occurred that morning.
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began on 7 August 1942 with U.S. amphibious landings on
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asked that Japan begin anti-shipping operations against
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to conduct reconnaissance operations along the coast of
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closed and fired two more torpedoes from a position on
1538:′s crew interrogated the survivors, provided them with
1212:
in early February 1942 and began a refit and overhaul.
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was stricken from the Navy list on 10 September 1944.
2530:
1604:, but they also missed. She then surfaced and pursued
1565:
While on the surface at around 16:00 on 7 April 1942,
1554:′s afterdeck, saluted the survivors, and wished them "
1224:
was at Yokosuka, Submarine Squadron 2 — consisting of
256:
7.5 kn (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) (submerged)
604:
at 14:27 on 1 August 1935 when she collided with the
3378:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1995.
2439:
without detonating, bringing the action to a close.
1264:
departed Yokosuka on 14 February 1942 bound for the
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1032:. Out of position to participate in the pursuit of
4048:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in February 1942
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874:. His chief of staff briefed them on the upcoming
4755:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in January 1944
3188:Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (6 October 2012).
2855:
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2849:
2847:
2845:
2843:
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2839:
2837:
2708:sank her off Saipan on 30 June 1944, or that the
2662:sounded a submarine alert, turned sharply toward
2059:forces to watch for a Japanese submarine and the
1384:by the aircraft carriers of the Combined Fleet's
926:on 2 December 1941, indicating that war with the
530:
253:20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) (surfaced)
6165:
3292:
3290:
3288:
3286:
3284:
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1997:and did not report an attack. On 12 March 1943,
1922:and took on fuel, supplies, and ammunition from
584:. On 1 June 1935, she was assigned to Submarine
3190:"IJN Submarine I-6: Tabular Record of Movement"
3187:
2825:
2823:
2821:
2819:
2817:
2815:
2813:
2811:
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2415:stopped and the torpedoes missed ahead of her.
5275:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in June 1944
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2274:practice, firing at a target towed by an RAAF
6189:Second Sino-Japanese War naval ships of Japan
5260:
4740:
4033:
3591:
3418:
3376:The Japanese Submarine Force and World War II
3348:
3346:
3277:
2654:on 14 June 1944 bound for Yokosuka — sighted
1380:in preparation for Operation C, the upcoming
983:and was located off the northern entrance of
910:. The submarines received the message "Climb
6234:World War II shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean
6209:Japanese submarines lost during World War II
3344:
3342:
3340:
3338:
3336:
3334:
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3330:
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2431:fired a torpedo at them, which passed under
2055:FRUMEL's reporting prompted instructions to
1841:
483:, introducing an aviation capability to the
442:- (or "J2"-) type submarine. After the four
3316:
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3312:
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3308:
3306:
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2786:
1776:On 29 July 1942, an Imperial Japanese Navy
1616:suddenly stopped, however, and lowered her
679:
297:(added August 1942–February 1943)
5267:
5253:
4747:
4733:
4040:
4026:
3598:
3584:
3425:
3411:
1048:inspection; he died several days later of
804:Remaining a unit of Submarine Division 8,
3606:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1935
3432:
3323:
411:, conducted anti-shipping patrols in the
6179:Ships built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries
3299:
2627:. With her overhaul recently completed,
696:, which in turn was subordinated to the
16:Imperial Japanese Navy J2 type submarine
6229:Friendly fire incidents of World War II
1534:surfaced and approached the survivors.
1028:, which they assumed was bound for the
991:and Oahu. At 08:40 on 9 December 1941,
600:. She was taking part in maneuvers off
6239:Warships lost in combat with all hands
6204:Ships of the Aleutian Islands campaign
6166:
2299:
384:commissioned in 1935. She was a large
5248:
4728:
4021:
3579:
3406:
2689:On 1 July 1944, the Japanese ordered
2191:until 15:30, and the Anson dropped a
2159:at long range at 15:07, and at 15:11
1336:submarines. The Zeroes made repeated
41:
2700:Alternative accounts of the loss of
2674:, and sank a few minutes later, and
1968:Fleet Radio Unit, Melbourne (FRUMEL)
1699:
1215:
975:′s patrol area was between those of
823:On 10 November 1941 — by which time
684:On 7 July 1937 the first day of the
507:for a floatplane. The next and last
184:98.50 m (323 ft 2 in)
2531:New Guinea and Bismarck Archipelago
1933:
1600:fired two torpedoes from her stern
1588:submerged and fired torpedoes, but
1355:
1204:departed her patrol area bound for
1172:and then to port and lost headway.
950:
845:serving as squadron flagship — the
841:made up Submarine Division 8, with
559:on 31 March 1934 and completed and
208:7.58 m (24 ft 10 in)
13:
6219:Maritime incidents in January 1944
1569:encountered the British 5,424-ton
1189:-class aircraft carrier. In fact,
930:would commence on 8 December 1941
878:, which would bring Japan and the
566:
427:before she was sunk in June 1944.
200:5.31 m (17 ft 5 in)
192:9.06 m (29 ft 9 in)
14:
6255:
3565:Imperial Japanese Navy submarines
3374:Boyd, Carl, and Akihiko Yoshida.
2471:medicine, two tons of clothes, a
2312:for their forces fighting in the
1970:, an American-Australian-British
1736:on 7 June 1942. On 10 June 1942,
1612:submerged and gave up the chase.
1164:. Taking on 1,100 tons of water,
1059:On 9 January 1942, the submarine
135:Sunk 16 June 1944 (see text)
70:Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation
6194:World War II submarines of Japan
6149:
6144:
6132:
6124:
5230:
5225:
5213:
5205:
4710:
4705:
4693:
4685:
4003:
3998:
2451:(Allied reporting name "Betty")
2287:arrived in the area and began a
2252:Unfortunately for the Japanese,
2187:and the Anson then searched for
1780:(Allied reporting name "Mavis")
664:for training in the vicinity of
42:
22:
6224:Maritime incidents in June 1944
3368:
3355:
1324:(Allied reporting name "Zeke")
1316:(Allied reporting name "Babs")
1009:— which she misidentified as a
959:from northeast to northwest of
945:
331:1 x 13.2 mm (0.5 in)
328:1 x 127 mm (5 in) gun
6244:Submarines lost with all hands
3361:Boyd and Yoshida, pp. 113–114.
2447:could search for the crews of
2001:conducted a reconnaissance of
1712:began on 3–4 June 1942 with a
1632:sank by the stern at 19:20 at
531:Construction and commissioning
1:
2774:
2493:Imperial General Headquarters
2483:Sixth and seventh war patrols
2349:soldiers who were taking the
2332:for duty running supplies to
1966:southbound. On 8 March 1943,
1328:sighted the vessels at 12:30
1244:, and the squadron flagship,
613:. She suffered damage to her
487:type with the inclusion of a
315:6 Ă— 533 mm (21 in)
2779:
2270:visited the area to conduct
1906:With her overhaul complete,
1850:was at Kiska, the six-month
1822:and destroyers of U.S. Navy
1550:to Bombay, then lined up on
1463:, which was on her way from
1422:was in the Indian Ocean off
1308:were on the surface west of
1052:on 27 December 1941 and was
816:, was resubordinated to the
799:
571:
555:on 14 October 1932. She was
319:(4 forward, 2 aft)
7:
2455:shot down during a raid on
1985:By 12:00 on 11 March 1943,
1426:when she sighted an Allied
1418:At 16:35 on 31 March 1942,
1016:aircraft carrier — and two
10:
6260:
6214:Maritime incidents in 1935
2345:. She brought aboard four
2322:Battle of the Bismarck Sea
2061:Royal Australian Air Force
1396:, India, and north of the
1332:and misidentified them as
1250:Dutch East Indies Invasion
1081:developed engine trouble,
688:took place, beginning the
686:Marco Polo Bridge Incident
473:), the Japanese had built
237:Two electric motors, 2600
6119:
6025:
5280:
5200:
5157:
4760:
4680:
4572:
4053:
3993:
3784:
3611:
3560:
3530:
3507:
3484:
3440:
2686:′s crew of 104 survived.
2177:No. 71 (Reserve) Squadron
2175:. An Anson of the RAAF's
1930:, and returned at 15:00.
1842:August 1942–February 1943
1710:Aleutian Islands campaign
1592:′s crew spotted them and
1193:survived, but the damage
919:
644:, Japan, in company with
430:
421:Aleutian Islands campaign
147:
36:
21:
6000:Unknown date:
3812:January (unknown date):
3296:Boyd and Yoshida, p. 54.
1954:, and patrolling in the
1360:Orders arrived from the
1030:United States West Coast
870:, which was anchored in
724:, deployed to a base at
690:Second Sino-Japanese War
680:Second Sino-Japanese War
390:Second Sino-Japanese War
2602:
1576:— bound from Bombay to
1318:reconnaissance aircraft
1266:Netherlands East Indies
936:International Date Line
920:Niitakayama nobore 1208
888:conflict in the Pacific
631:reconnaissance seaplane
582:Yokosuka Naval District
495:to carry and operate a
419:, and took part in the
363:(both removed mid-1940)
281:80 m (262 ft)
148:General characteristics
6199:Attack on Pearl Harbor
6174:Junsen type submarines
3398:. February–March 2012.
2355:41st Infantry Regiment
2347:Imperial Japanese Army
2328:was reassigned to the
2296:reported laying them.
2183:′s presumed location.
1974:unit headquartered at
1334:Royal Netherlands Navy
1248:— was assigned to the
876:attack on Pearl Harbor
633:for testing purposes.
398:attack on Pearl Harbor
376:Imperial Japanese Navy
49:Imperial Japanese Navy
3434:Junsen type submarine
2640:coastal defense ships
2607:On 15 June 1944, the
2245:— to lie in wait for
2132:Royal Australian Navy
1784:reported an American
1708:was at Yokosuka, the
1415:in the Indian Ocean.
1376:and western coast of
1348:in Japanese-occupied
820:on 15 November 1940.
627:Allied reporting name
596:, a component of the
174:3,061 tons(submerged)
171:1,900 tons (surfaced)
3883:May (unknown date):
3489:-subclass (Type J1M)
2721:high-speed transport
2541:Bismarck Archipelago
2535:On 25 October 1943,
2330:Southeast Area Fleet
2272:antiaircraft gunnery
1972:signals intelligence
1960:St. George's Channel
1874:in the southeastern
1852:Guadalcanal campaign
1546:, and gave them the
1424:Eight Degree Channel
1340:attacks that forced
1200:On 12 January 1942,
1065:reported sighting a
864:, the light cruiser
835:, and the submarine
784:ferried troops from
636:On 1 December 1936,
580:was attached to the
576:Upon commissioning,
286:Boats & landing
2749: /
2559:On 4 January 1944,
2466:On her eighth run,
2411:at long range, but
2359:motor torpedo boats
2314:New Guinea campaign
2300:New Guinea campaign
2102: /
2024: /
1956:South Pacific Ocean
1830:On 15 August 1942,
1647: /
1502: /
1400:. On 27 March, the
1330:Japan Standard Time
1322:Mitsubishi A6M Zero
1274:Southeast Peninsula
1160:and flooding three
1120: /
858:commanding officers
425:New Guinea campaign
417:South Pacific Ocean
388:that served in the
353:Aviation facilities
305:80 officers and men
5617:12 Jun:
2753:15.300°N 144.433°E
2106:25.817°S 153.817°E
2028:26.700°S 153.333°E
1402:German naval staff
1280:just southeast of
1156:side, killing six
1105:hove into view at
997:United States Navy
849:of the 6th Fleet,
847:commander-in-chief
511:-type submarines,
348:1 (until mid-1940)
6161:
6160:
5242:
5241:
5054:Samuel Huntington
4722:
4721:
4015:
4014:
3573:
3572:
3194:combinedfleet.com
2765:on 19 July 1944.
2715:William C. Miller
2646:, which had left
2609:Marianas campaign
2593:Admiralty Islands
2351:regimental colors
2153:Type 89 torpedoes
2081:Stradbroke Island
2057:coastal artillery
1938:On 2 March 1943,
1914:. She arrived at
1714:Japanese air raid
1700:Fourth war patrol
1652:19.733°N 68.467°E
1507:15.967°N 68.400°E
1445:on a voyage from
1382:Indian Ocean raid
1352:on 8 March 1942.
1320:escorted by nine
1268:. She arrived at
1216:Second war patrol
1152:amidships on her
1142:Type 89 torpedoes
730:submarine tenders
676:on 6 April 1937.
617:and proceeded to
386:cruiser submarine
367:
366:
324:Type 89 torpedoes
143:10 September 1944
6251:
6153:
6148:
6136:
6128:
5735:Franz Westermann
5560:
5402:Susan B. Anthony
5269:
5262:
5255:
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5229:
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5172:
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5111:
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5047:
5032:Sperrbrecher 137
5019:
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4598:
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4544:
4486:
4476:
4455:
4444:
4428:
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4417:
4338:British Motorist
4324:
4286:
4255:
4245:
4234:
4225:President Taylor
4204:
4193:
4169:
4151:
4128:
4118:
4095:
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4035:
4028:
4019:
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3879:
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3848:
3838:
3828:
3818:
3808:
3798:
3777:
3749:
3738:
3728:
3717:
3707:
3697:
3686:
3675:
3657:
3647:
3637:
3627:
3600:
3593:
3586:
3577:
3576:
3535:-class (Type J3)
3512:-class (Type J2)
3445:-class (Type J1)
3427:
3420:
3413:
3404:
3403:
3362:
3359:
3353:
3350:
3321:
3318:
3297:
3294:
3275:
3270:
3261:
3256:
3247:
3242:
3233:
3228:
3219:
3214:
3205:
3204:
3202:
3200:
3185:
2832:
2827:
2764:
2763:
2761:
2760:
2759:
2754:
2750:
2747:
2746:
2745:
2742:
2710:destroyer escort
2670:listed heavily,
2644:submarine chaser
2571:on an uncharted
2165:Charles C. Jones
2161:Charles C. Jones
2157:Charles C. Jones
2151:. She fired two
2149:Point Cartwright
2147:— just north of
2130:escorted by the
2121:Charles C. Jones
2117:
2116:
2114:
2113:
2112:
2111:-25.817; 153.817
2107:
2103:
2100:
2099:
2098:
2095:
2069:Bristol Beaufort
2039:
2038:
2036:
2035:
2034:
2033:-26.700; 153.333
2029:
2025:
2022:
2021:
2020:
2017:
1934:Fifth war patrol
1792:on the coast of
1726:Aleutian Islands
1673:
1672:
1670:
1669:
1668:
1666:
1659:
1658:
1653:
1648:
1645:
1644:
1643:
1640:
1529:
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1525:
1524:
1522:
1514:
1513:
1508:
1503:
1500:
1499:
1498:
1495:
1356:Third war patrol
1135:
1134:
1132:
1131:
1130:
1125:
1121:
1118:
1117:
1116:
1113:
1091:
1000:aircraft carrier
951:First war patrol
921:
908:Hawaiian Islands
698:China Area Fleet
563:on 15 May 1935.
402:aircraft carrier
400:, torpedoed the
341:Aircraft carried
234:), 2 shafts
119:15 December 1938
51:
46:
31:in 1935 or 1936.
26:
19:
18:
6259:
6258:
6254:
6253:
6252:
6250:
6249:
6248:
6164:
6163:
6162:
6157:
6140:
6115:
6026:Other incidents
6021:
5777:Albert C. Field
5647:Friedrich Busse
5519:Empire Flamingo
5491:
5389:Empire Defiance
5276:
5273:
5243:
5238:
5221:
5196:
5186:
5175:
5164:
5158:Other incidents
5153:
5130:
5114:
5102:Tama Maru No. 3
5073:
5050:
5022:
5006:
4996:
4980:
4969:
4952:
4942:
4932:
4922:
4912:
4889:
4873:
4863:
4847:
4837:
4827:
4811:
4800:
4789:
4783:Albert Gallatin
4779:
4769:
4756:
4753:
4723:
4718:
4701:
4676:
4658:
4642:
4631:
4621:
4611:
4601:
4590:
4579:
4573:Other incidents
4568:
4558:
4547:
4489:
4479:
4458:
4447:
4431:
4421:
4329:
4327:
4289:
4258:
4248:
4237:
4207:
4196:
4172:
4154:
4135:Empire Fusilier
4131:
4121:
4115:Empress of Asia
4098:
4088:
4078:
4062:
4049:
4046:
4016:
4011:
3989:
3979:
3969:
3959:
3949:
3939:
3929:
3913:
3903:
3892:
3882:
3872:
3862:
3851:
3841:
3831:
3821:
3811:
3801:
3791:
3785:Other incidents
3780:
3752:
3741:
3731:
3720:
3710:
3700:
3689:
3678:
3660:
3650:
3640:
3630:
3620:
3607:
3604:
3574:
3569:
3556:
3526:
3503:
3480:
3436:
3431:
3371:
3366:
3365:
3360:
3356:
3351:
3324:
3319:
3300:
3295:
3278:
3271:
3264:
3257:
3250:
3243:
3236:
3229:
3222:
3215:
3208:
3198:
3196:
3186:
2835:
2828:
2787:
2782:
2777:
2758:15.300; 144.433
2757:
2755:
2751:
2748:
2743:
2740:
2738:
2736:
2735:
2625:Mariana Islands
2611:began with the
2605:
2533:
2485:
2302:
2276:Lockheed Hudson
2110:
2108:
2104:
2101:
2096:
2093:
2091:
2089:
2088:
2032:
2030:
2026:
2023:
2018:
2015:
2013:
2011:
2010:
1936:
1876:Solomon Islands
1844:
1786:seaplane tender
1702:
1662:
1660:
1656:
1654:
1650:
1649:
1646:
1641:
1638:
1636:
1634:
1633:
1517:
1515:
1511:
1509:
1505:
1504:
1501:
1496:
1493:
1491:
1489:
1488:
1434:— probably the
1398:Maldive Islands
1388:. Accordingly,
1358:
1218:
1128:
1126:
1122:
1119:
1114:
1111:
1109:
1107:
1106:
1086:
1071:Johnston Island
953:
948:
856:, gathered the
854:Mitsumi Shimizu
802:
682:
588:8 in Submarine
574:
569:
567:Service history
533:
433:
287:
241:(2,199 kW)
127:by 1 April 1939
87:14 October 1932
47:
32:
17:
12:
11:
5:
6257:
6247:
6246:
6241:
6236:
6231:
6226:
6221:
6216:
6211:
6206:
6201:
6196:
6191:
6186:
6181:
6176:
6159:
6158:
6120:
6117:
6116:
6114:
6113:
6100:Unknown date:
6098:
6090:
6074:
6065:
6056:
6048:
6039:
6029:
6027:
6023:
6022:
6020:
6019:
5998:
5974:
5947:
5924:
5916:
5890:
5882:
5856:
5836:
5821:
5806:
5786:
5772:
5758:
5738:
5686:
5677:
5650:
5615:
5594:
5561:
5513:Empire Bunting
5488:
5424:
5377:
5327:
5311:
5296:
5286:
5284:
5278:
5277:
5272:
5271:
5264:
5257:
5249:
5240:
5239:
5201:
5198:
5197:
5195:
5194:
5184:
5173:
5161:
5159:
5155:
5154:
5152:
5151:
5131:Unknown date:
5128:
5112:
5071:
5048:
5020:
5004:
4994:
4978:
4967:
4950:
4940:
4930:
4920:
4910:
4887:
4871:
4861:
4845:
4841:Daniel Webster
4835:
4825:
4809:
4798:
4787:
4777:
4766:
4764:
4758:
4757:
4752:
4751:
4744:
4737:
4729:
4720:
4719:
4681:
4678:
4677:
4675:
4674:
4656:
4640:
4629:
4619:
4609:
4599:
4588:
4576:
4574:
4570:
4569:
4567:
4566:
4559:Unknown date:
4556:
4545:
4487:
4477:
4456:
4445:
4429:
4419:
4332:British Consul
4325:
4287:
4256:
4246:
4235:
4205:
4194:
4170:
4152:
4129:
4119:
4096:
4086:
4076:
4059:
4057:
4051:
4050:
4045:
4044:
4037:
4030:
4022:
4013:
4012:
3994:
3991:
3990:
3988:
3987:
3980:Unknown date:
3977:
3967:
3957:
3947:
3937:
3927:
3911:
3901:
3890:
3880:
3870:
3860:
3849:
3839:
3829:
3819:
3809:
3799:
3788:
3786:
3782:
3781:
3779:
3778:
3753:Unknown date:
3750:
3739:
3729:
3718:
3708:
3698:
3687:
3676:
3658:
3648:
3638:
3628:
3617:
3615:
3609:
3608:
3603:
3602:
3595:
3588:
3580:
3571:
3570:
3568:
3567:
3561:
3558:
3557:
3555:
3554:
3547:
3539:
3537:
3528:
3527:
3525:
3524:
3516:
3514:
3505:
3504:
3502:
3501:
3493:
3491:
3482:
3481:
3479:
3478:
3471:
3464:
3457:
3449:
3447:
3438:
3437:
3430:
3429:
3422:
3415:
3407:
3401:
3400:
3387:
3370:
3367:
3364:
3363:
3354:
3352:Powell, p. 13.
3322:
3320:Powell, p. 12.
3298:
3276:
3262:
3248:
3234:
3220:
3206:
2833:
2784:
2783:
2781:
2778:
2776:
2773:
2728: (APD-11)
2717: (DE-259)
2682:sank. None of
2604:
2601:
2554:Dampier Strait
2549:Huon Peninsula
2532:
2529:
2489:Battle of Attu
2484:
2481:
2463:, New Guinea.
2449:Mitsubishi G4M
2301:
2298:
2243: (SS-237)
2235: (SS-232)
2227: (SS-186)
2201:patrol vessels
2195:at 15:32, but
2007:Caloundra Head
1982:′s departure.
1944:magnetic mines
1935:
1932:
1864:Florida Island
1843:
1840:
1732:on 5 June and
1701:
1698:
1657:19.733; 68.467
1628:′s port beam.
1512:15.967; 68.400
1479:′s port side.
1438:hospital ship
1366:Combined Fleet
1357:
1354:
1350:British Malaya
1314:Mitsubishi C5M
1217:
1214:
1018:heavy cruisers
952:
949:
947:
944:
924:Combined Fleet
801:
798:
749:East China Sea
681:
678:
598:Combined Fleet
573:
570:
568:
565:
532:
529:
479:as a modified
432:
429:
365:
364:
354:
350:
349:
342:
338:
337:
336:
335:
329:
326:
320:
311:
307:
306:
303:
299:
298:
289:
283:
282:
279:
275:
274:
273:
272:
269:
264:
260:
259:
258:
257:
254:
249:
245:
244:
243:
242:
235:
224:diesel engines
222:Mk.1A Model 7
214:
210:
209:
206:
202:
201:
198:
194:
193:
190:
186:
185:
182:
178:
177:
176:
175:
172:
167:
163:
162:
154:
153:Class and type
150:
149:
145:
144:
141:
137:
136:
133:
129:
128:
125:
124:Recommissioned
121:
120:
117:
116:Decommissioned
113:
112:
109:
105:
104:
101:
97:
96:
93:
89:
88:
85:
81:
80:
67:
63:
62:
57:
53:
52:
39:
38:
34:
33:
27:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
6256:
6245:
6242:
6240:
6237:
6235:
6232:
6230:
6227:
6225:
6222:
6220:
6217:
6215:
6212:
6210:
6207:
6205:
6202:
6200:
6197:
6195:
6192:
6190:
6187:
6185:
6182:
6180:
6177:
6175:
6172:
6171:
6169:
6156:
6152:
6147:
6143:
6139:
6135:
6131:
6127:
6123:
6118:
6112:
6111:
6106:
6105:
6099:
6097:
6096:
6091:
6089:
6088:
6082:
6081:
6075:
6073:
6072:
6066:
6064:
6063:
6057:
6055:
6054:
6049:
6047:
6046:
6040:
6038:
6037:
6031:
6030:
6028:
6024:
6018:
6017:
6012:
6011:
6005:
6004:
5999:
5997:
5996:
5990:
5989:
5984:
5983:
5982:
5975:
5973:
5972:
5966:
5965:
5960:
5959:
5954:
5953:
5948:
5946:
5945:
5940:
5939:
5938:
5932:
5931:
5925:
5923:
5922:
5921:Kizugawa Maru
5917:
5915:
5914:
5913:Harugiku Maru
5909:
5908:
5903:
5902:
5897:
5896:
5891:
5889:
5888:
5883:
5881:
5880:
5875:
5874:
5869:
5868:
5863:
5862:
5857:
5855:
5854:
5849:
5848:
5843:
5842:
5837:
5835:
5834:
5828:
5827:
5822:
5820:
5819:
5813:
5812:
5807:
5805:
5804:
5799:
5798:
5793:
5792:
5787:
5785:
5784:
5779:
5778:
5773:
5771:
5770:
5765:
5764:
5759:
5757:
5756:
5751:
5750:
5745:
5744:
5739:
5737:
5736:
5730:
5729:
5724:
5723:
5718:
5717:
5712:
5711:
5706:
5705:
5700:
5699:
5694:
5693:
5687:
5685:
5684:
5678:
5676:
5675:
5670:
5669:
5664:
5663:
5658:
5657:
5651:
5649:
5648:
5642:
5641:
5635:
5634:
5629:
5628:
5622:
5621:
5616:
5614:
5613:
5608:
5607:
5602:
5601:
5595:
5593:
5592:
5587:
5586:
5581:
5580:
5575:
5574:
5569:
5568:
5562:
5559:
5558:
5553:
5552:
5547:
5546:
5541:
5540:
5534:
5533:
5527:
5526:
5521:
5520:
5515:
5514:
5509:
5508:
5502:
5501:
5496:
5495:
5489:
5487:
5486:
5481:
5480:
5475:
5474:
5469:
5468:
5463:
5462:
5456:
5455:
5449:
5448:
5443:
5442:
5441:James Iredell
5437:
5436:
5431:
5430:
5425:
5423:
5422:
5417:
5416:
5411:
5410:
5404:
5403:
5397:
5396:
5391:
5390:
5385:
5384:
5378:
5376:
5375:
5369:
5368:
5362:
5361:
5355:
5354:
5348:
5347:
5342:
5341:
5335:
5334:
5328:
5326:
5325:
5319:
5318:
5312:
5310:
5309:
5303:
5302:
5297:
5295:
5294:
5288:
5287:
5285:
5283:
5279:
5270:
5265:
5263:
5258:
5256:
5251:
5250:
5247:
5237:
5236:February 1944
5233:
5228:
5224:
5223:December 1943
5220:
5216:
5212:
5208:
5204:
5199:
5192:
5191:
5185:
5182:
5181:
5174:
5171:
5170:
5163:
5162:
5160:
5156:
5149:
5148:
5143:
5142:
5137:
5136:
5129:
5126:
5125:
5124:Yasukuni Maru
5120:
5119:
5113:
5110:
5109:
5104:
5103:
5098:
5097:
5091:
5090:
5085:
5084:
5079:
5078:
5072:
5069:
5068:
5063:
5062:
5056:
5055:
5049:
5046:
5045:
5040:
5039:
5034:
5033:
5028:
5027:
5021:
5018:
5017:
5012:
5011:
5005:
5002:
5001:
4995:
4992:
4991:
4986:
4985:
4979:
4976:
4975:
4968:
4965:
4964:
4959:
4958:
4951:
4948:
4947:
4941:
4938:
4937:
4931:
4928:
4927:
4921:
4918:
4917:
4911:
4908:
4907:
4902:
4901:
4895:
4894:
4888:
4885:
4884:
4879:
4878:
4872:
4869:
4868:
4862:
4859:
4858:
4853:
4852:
4846:
4843:
4842:
4836:
4833:
4832:
4826:
4823:
4822:
4817:
4816:
4810:
4807:
4806:
4805:St. Augustine
4799:
4796:
4795:
4788:
4785:
4784:
4778:
4775:
4774:
4768:
4767:
4765:
4763:
4759:
4750:
4745:
4743:
4738:
4736:
4731:
4730:
4727:
4717:
4713:
4708:
4704:
4700:
4696:
4692:
4688:
4684:
4679:
4672:
4671:
4665:
4664:
4657:
4654:
4653:
4648:
4647:
4641:
4638:
4637:
4630:
4627:
4626:
4625:Enrico Cosenz
4620:
4617:
4616:
4610:
4607:
4606:
4600:
4597:
4596:
4589:
4586:
4585:
4578:
4577:
4575:
4571:
4564:
4563:
4557:
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4553:
4546:
4543:
4542:
4537:
4536:
4531:
4530:
4524:
4523:
4517:
4516:
4510:
4509:
4503:
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4496:
4495:
4488:
4485:
4484:
4478:
4474:
4470:
4469:
4464:
4463:
4457:
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4446:
4443:
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4436:
4430:
4427:
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4416:
4415:
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4383:
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4364:
4363:
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4351:
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4340:
4339:
4334:
4333:
4326:
4323:
4322:
4316:
4315:
4310:
4309:
4303:
4302:
4296:
4295:
4288:
4285:
4284:
4278:
4277:
4271:
4270:
4265:
4264:
4257:
4254:
4253:
4247:
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4243:
4236:
4233:
4232:
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4226:
4221:
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4203:
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4195:
4192:
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4185:
4184:
4179:
4178:
4171:
4168:
4167:
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4149:
4144:
4143:
4137:
4136:
4130:
4127:
4126:
4120:
4117:
4116:
4111:
4110:
4105:
4104:
4097:
4094:
4093:
4087:
4084:
4083:
4077:
4074:
4073:
4068:
4067:
4061:
4060:
4058:
4056:
4052:
4043:
4038:
4036:
4031:
4029:
4024:
4023:
4020:
4010:
4006:
4001:
3997:
3992:
3985:
3984:
3983:Giulio Cesare
3978:
3975:
3974:
3968:
3965:
3964:
3958:
3955:
3954:
3948:
3945:
3944:
3943:Prince Rupert
3938:
3935:
3934:
3928:
3925:
3924:
3919:
3918:
3912:
3909:
3908:
3902:
3899:
3898:
3891:
3888:
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3776:
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3770:
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3763:
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3421:
3416:
3414:
3409:
3408:
3405:
3399:
3397:
3393:
3388:
3385:
3384:1-55750-015-0
3381:
3377:
3373:
3372:
3358:
3349:
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2621:Takeo Takagi
2606:
2597:machine guns
2589:Manus Island
2577:headquarters
2560:
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2289:minesweeping
2284:
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2262:sloop-of-war
2257:
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2193:depth charge
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1991:Liberty ship
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1984:
1979:
1939:
1937:
1923:
1919:
1911:
1907:
1905:
1901:Operation Ke
1896:
1892:
1883:
1880:waterproofed
1847:
1845:
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1814:
1808:
1802:
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1775:
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1718:Dutch Harbor
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1386:Mobile Force
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1294:Indian Ocean
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1162:boiler rooms
1149:
1145:
1140:fired three
1137:
1103: (CV-3)
1100:
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1082:
1078:
1074:
1066:
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1037:
1033:
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1021:
1011:
1007: (CV-6)
1004:
995:sighted the
992:
980:
976:
972:
969:Pearl Harbor
954:
946:World War II
903:
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884:World War II
866:
851:Vice Admiral
842:
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561:commissioned
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413:Indian Ocean
409: (CV-3)
406:
394:World War II
370:
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368:
346:Yokosuka E6Y
292:
166:Displacement
108:Commissioned
59:
28:
5981:Nikkin Maru
5952:Toyama Maru
5861:Derrycunihy
5640:Otto Bröhan
5620:Kainan Maru
5537:HNLMS
5358:HNoMS
4984:Magane Maru
4773:Nagoya Maru
4552:Jacob Jones
4527:HNLMS
4520:HNLMS
4492:HNLMS
4462:Empire Celt
4400:HNLMS
4350:Empire Seal
4292:HNLMS
4281:HNLMS
4240:HNLMS
4212:Grasshopper
4109:China Arrow
4092:India Arrow
4072:W. L. Steed
2756: /
2704:claim that
2501:Paramushiro
2169:Joseph Holt
2135:minesweeper
2127:Joseph Holt
2109: /
2031: /
2003:Moreton Bay
1964:New Ireland
1928:Uman Island
1895:received a
1856:Guadalcanal
1794:Adak Island
1782:flying boat
1770:Unimak Pass
1655: /
1540:fresh water
1510: /
1455:Arabian Sea
1453:was in the
1270:Staring Bay
1127: /
922:) from the
523:, the only
333:machine gun
111:15 May 1935
103:15 May 1935
6184:1934 ships
6168:Categories
6110:Sonderburg
5816:HMAS
5716:Shiratsuyu
5500:Dover Hill
5485:West Grama
5282:Shipwrecks
4762:Shipwrecks
4716:March 1942
4584:Marblehead
4535:R.P. Resor
4382:Miraflores
4374:USAT
4367:HMAS
4344:Don Isidro
4183:Skanderbeg
4164:HMCS
4082:Talthybius
4055:Shipwrecks
3973:Noemijulia
3725:Marguerite
3723:HMAS
3670:HMAS
3663:HMAS
3613:Shipwrecks
2775:References
2633:cargo ship
2513:Bering Sea
2310:New Guinea
2265:HMAS
2211:Cape Byron
2142:HMAS
2085:Sandy Cape
2071:aircraft.
2065:Avro Anson
1824:Task Group
1661: (
1556:bon voyage
1516: (
1447:Addu Atoll
1440:HMHS
1168:heeled to
1124:19°N 165°W
1034:Enterprise
1026:Enterprise
1022:Enterprise
1005:Enterprise
932:Japan time
674:Ariake Bay
615:periscopes
525:Junsen III
497:floatplane
302:Complement
278:Test depth
213:Propulsion
6155:July 1944
6102:HMS
6085:HMS
6078:HMS
6069:HMS
6060:USS
6043:HMS
6034:USS
6008:USS
5995:Kergroise
5969:USS
5926:28 Jun:
5831:HMS
5692:Blackwood
5690:HMS
5681:USS
5654:HMS
5625:HMS
5600:Partridge
5598:USS
5573:Innsbruck
5565:USS
5530:USS
5525:Matsukaze
5505:HMS
5459:USS
5452:HMS
5429:Audacious
5407:USS
5400:USS
5383:Centurion
5381:HMS
5372:HMS
5351:USS
5340:LCI(L)-93
5338:USS
5331:USS
5322:USS
5291:USS
5178:USS
5167:USS
5133:USS
5094:HMS
5059:HMS
4972:HMS
4955:USS
4898:USS
4803:USS
4792:USS
4668:USS
4663:Greenling
4661:USS
4634:USS
4593:USS
4582:USS
4550:USS
4529:Kortenaer
4513:HMS
4506:USS
4499:HMS
4494:De Ruyter
4450:HMS
4414:Zealandia
4402:Piet Hein
4393:USS
4362:Mauna Loa
4319:USS
4308:Soerabaja
4299:USS
4276:Paramount
4274:USS
4261:USS
4242:Van Ghent
4217:HMS
4210:HMS
4199:HMS
4190:John Mahn
4175:HMS
4166:Spikenard
4157:USS
4148:Natsushio
4142:Lafayette
4101:HMS
3963:Rotterdam
3895:HMS
3854:USS
3835:Aquitania
3744:HMS
3692:USS
3681:USS
3624:Lexington
3396:Boat Talk
3199:12 August
2780:Footnotes
2724:USS
2713:USS
2648:Ogasawara
2374:5th Fleet
2343:Daihatsus
2239:USS
2231:USS
2223:USS
1976:Melbourne
1952:Australia
1872:Tanambogo
1818:when the
1790:Natan Bay
1690:Singapore
1618:lifeboats
1520:Clan Ross
1481:Clan Ross
1477:Clan Ross
1465:Liverpool
1460:Clan Ross
1210:drydocked
1206:Kwajalein
1187:Lexington
1170:starboard
1099:USS
1094:navigator
1067:Lexington
1012:Lexington
1003:USS
872:Saeki Bay
818:6th Fleet
800:1938–1941
792:, China.
772:Kirishima
728:with the
726:Hong Kong
694:3rd Fleet
606:destroyer
594:1st Fleet
592:1 in the
572:1935–1937
553:laid down
535:Built by
440:Junsen II
405:USS
382:submarine
160:submarine
100:Completed
84:Laid down
6142:May 1944
6092:26 Jun:
6076:25 Jun:
6067:23 Jun:
6062:Hawkbill
6058:18 Jun:
6050:16 Jun:
6041:11 Jun:
6036:Meredith
5979:SS
5976:30 Jun:
5949:29 Jun:
5918:27 Jun:
5895:Aquileia
5892:26 Jun:
5884:25 Jun:
5858:24 Jun:
5841:Eurydice
5838:22 Jun:
5823:21 Jun:
5818:Matafele
5808:20 Jun:
5788:19 Jun:
5774:18 Jun:
5760:17 Jun:
5740:16 Jun:
5688:15 Jun:
5679:14 Jun:
5656:Boadicea
5652:13 Jun:
5596:11 Jun:
5563:10 Jun:
5545:Tanikaze
5532:Meredith
5447:Kazagumo
5435:Harusame
5395:Hayanami
5374:Wrestler
5346:Minazuki
5187:30 Jan:
5176:16 Jan:
5135:Scorpion
5115:31 Jan:
5074:30 Jan:
5051:29 Jan:
5023:28 Jan:
5000:Suzukaze
4997:25 Jan:
4990:St David
4981:24 Jan:
4970:23 Jan:
4953:22 Jan:
4943:20 Jan:
4933:19 Jan:
4923:18 Jan:
4913:17 Jan:
4890:16 Jan:
4883:Sazanami
4874:14 Jan:
4864:13 Jan:
4848:11 Jan:
4838:10 Jan:
4659:28 Feb:
4643:25 Feb:
4636:Thresher
4632:24 Feb:
4622:22 Feb:
4612:20 Feb:
4605:Shch-421
4602:19 Feb:
4591:18 Feb:
4548:28 Feb:
4490:27 Feb:
4483:Cassimir
4480:26 Feb:
4473:disaster
4459:24 Feb:
4448:23 Feb:
4432:22 Feb:
4425:KurtuluĹź
4422:21 Feb:
4328:19 Feb:
4290:18 Feb:
4263:Detector
4259:17 Feb:
4249:16 Feb:
4238:15 Feb:
4208:14 Feb:
4197:13 Feb:
4173:12 Feb:
4155:11 Feb:
3970:17 Oct:
3960:29 Sep:
3930:16 Aug:
3917:Akatsuki
3907:L'Espoir
3904:13 Jul:
3897:Hastings
3893:12 Jun:
3873:25 May:
3863:21 May:
3852:12 May:
3842:11 Apr:
3832:10 Apr:
3802:25 Jan:
3742:17 Sep:
3711:31 Jul:
3690:26 Jun:
3679:25 Jun:
3665:Geranium
3661:24 Apr:
3651:20 Feb:
3641:25 Jan:
3631:24 Jan:
2744:144°26′E
2672:capsized
2585:Lorengau
2473:Daihatsu
2403:sighted
2390:PT boats
2225:Stingray
2209:was off
2139:corvette
2097:153°49′E
2019:153°20′E
1948:Brisbane
1924:Hie Maru
1920:Daihatsu
1912:Daihatsu
1897:Daihatsu
1884:Daihatsu
1820:cruisers
1642:068°28′E
1544:biscuits
1497:068°24′E
1338:strafing
1326:fighters
1300:. While
1296:west of
1191:Saratoga
1179:Saratoga
1166:Saratoga
1150:Saratoga
1146:Saratoga
1129:19; -165
1101:Saratoga
987:between
916:Japanese
862:flagship
790:Shanghai
775:and the
745:blockade
629:"Slim")
619:Yokosuka
610:Akatsuki
590:Squadron
586:Division
557:launched
537:Kawasaki
505:catapult
481:Junsen I
445:Junsen I
407:Saratoga
361:catapult
310:Armament
294:Daihatsu
226:, 8,000
140:Stricken
92:Launched
6095:Gorizia
6087:Goodson
6080:Glasgow
6045:Halsted
6032:7 Jun:
6010:LCT-209
5958:Tsugaru
5944:Nerissa
5826:Bolzano
5797:ShĹŤkaku
5579:Mistral
5567:Glennon
5539:Sumatra
5494:Courbet
5490:9 Jun:
5454:Lawford
5426:8 Jun:
5379:7 Jun:
5360:Svenner
5353:PC-1261
5329:6 Jun:
5313:5 Jun:
5298:3 Jun:
5293:Herring
5289:1 Jun:
5165:1 Jan:
5061:Spartan
5016:LST-422
5010:LST-411
5007:26 Jan
4957:Portent
4828:9 Jan:
4812:8 Jan:
4801:6 Jan:
4790:3 Jan:
4780:2 Jan:
4770:1 Jan:
4615:Koolama
4580:4 Feb:
4541:Tembien
4515:Jupiter
4508:Langley
4501:Electra
4408:Portmar
4388:Neptuna
4321:Truxtun
4314:Surcouf
4283:Van Nes
4252:Monagas
4201:Tempest
4188:V-1302
4132:9 Feb:
4122:6 Feb:
4103:Arbutus
4099:5 Feb:
4089:4 Feb:
4079:3 Feb:
4063:2 Feb:
3950:5 Sep:
3933:Letitia
3914:1 Aug:
3845:Letitia
3825:Pommern
3822:2 Mar:
3792:6 Jan:
3756:Chikuma
3732:3 Aug:
3721:1 Aug:
3701:9 Jul:
3621:2 Jan:
2741:15°18′N
2650:in the
2591:in the
2547:on the
2511:in the
2503:in the
2457:Oro Bay
2453:bombers
2353:of the
2241:Trigger
2233:Halibut
2094:25°49′S
2016:26°42′S
1686:Seletar
1664:Bahadur
1639:19°44′N
1630:Bahadur
1626:Bahadur
1614:Bahadur
1606:Bahadur
1594:Bahadur
1590:Bahadur
1574:Bahadur
1548:bearing
1494:15°58′N
1469:England
1436:British
1428:steamer
1413:convoys
1364:of the
1298:Sumatra
1282:Kendari
1278:Celebes
1272:on the
1158:firemen
1046:torpedo
989:Molokai
965:sortied
914:1208" (
810:Torpedo
786:Tadotsu
666:Qingdao
602:Ise Bay
379:J2 type
374:was an
230:(6,766
157:J2 type
66:Builder
37:History
6104:Sickle
6071:Scylla
5993:V 422
5937:Kondor
5928:V 213
5879:U-1225
5853:Sirène
5769:Ro-117
5763:Ro-114
5733:V 202
5645:V 212
5638:V 206
5627:Sickle
5585:Ro-111
5507:Durban
5367:Rauzan
5365:V 421
5324:Osprey
5317:Almuth
5315:V 622
5308:Coburg
5306:WBS 2
5089:Cha-28
5083:Cha-19
5077:Cha-14
4794:Turner
4595:Wilkes
4468:Struma
4306:HNLMS
4301:Pollux
3940:4 Sep
3866:NaĂŻade
3856:Sicard
3805:Dumana
3795:Havana
3704:Maheno
3683:Marcus
3672:Mallow
3634:Mohawk
3382:
2732:Tinian
2726:Gilmer
2642:and a
2617:Saipan
2569:screws
2433:PT-150
2417:PT-150
2400:PT-152
2394:PT-150
2304:While
2285:Gympie
2237:, and
2215:Rabaul
2185:Gympie
2173:Gympie
2144:Gympie
1886:-class
1870:, and
1868:Gavutu
1860:Tulagi
1846:While
1812:, and
1760:, and
1722:Alaska
1704:While
1560:French
1473:Cochin
1410:Allied
1406:Berlin
1394:Bombay
1374:Ceylon
1346:Penang
1260:, and
1220:While
1050:sepsis
1014:-class
940:Hawaii
928:Allies
902:, and
867:Katori
769:, and
766:Haruna
754:Nagato
740:Taigei
734:ChĹŤgei
660:, and
642:Sasebo
509:Junsen
489:hangar
485:Junsen
467:, and
431:Design
357:Hangar
220:Kampon
181:Length
6053:U-998
6016:U-740
6003:Bosna
5988:U-478
5971:Valor
5964:U-988
5907:U-719
5901:U-317
5887:U-269
5873:U-971
5847:I-185
5803:TaihĹŤ
5791:I-184
5783:U-767
5755:U-998
5749:Ro-44
5728:U-987
5722:U-860
5698:M 507
5683:Golet
5674:U-715
5668:Ro-36
5633:U-490
5612:U-980
5606:Ro-42
5591:U-821
5479:U-970
5473:U-441
5467:U-373
5421:U-955
5415:U-629
5333:Corry
5301:U-477
5180:Flier
5147:U-377
5141:U-305
5118:U-592
5108:U-314
5096:Hardy
5067:U-364
5044:U-571
5038:U-271
5026:Ha-49
4974:Janus
4963:Ro-37
4946:U-263
4936:U-641
4916:Ha-51
4906:U-544
4900:Macaw
4893:I-181
4877:Ha-50
4867:U-231
4821:U-757
4815:U-426
4435:Hanne
4395:Peary
4376:Meigs
4369:Mavie
4356:Kelat
4294:K VII
4219:Li Wo
4177:Maori
4159:Shark
4066:U-581
3953:Doric
3774:Ro-28
3768:Ro-21
3762:Ro-20
3714:Verdi
3694:Sloat
3644:Rondo
2581:Sarmi
2565:Iboki
1995:wakes
1815:Ro-68
1809:Ro-64
1803:Ro-61
1734:Kiska
1682:dhows
1578:Basra
1485:stern
1471:, to
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6138:1945
6130:1944
6122:1943
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5811:HiyĹŤ
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5219:1945
5211:1944
5203:1943
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4851:I-11
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4699:1943
4691:1942
4683:1941
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4562:I-23
4522:Java
4441:Sama
4140:USS
4125:U-82
4009:1936
3996:1934
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3380:ISBN
3201:2020
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2167:and
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