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On Mon. 26 Oct 1942 USS Whale sank a Japanese freighter south of the K.....

1942-10-26

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USS Whale sank a Japanese freighter south of the Kii Channel between the islands of Shikoku and Honshu, Japan, hitting her with 2 of 5 torpedoes fired. Shortly after, she damaged two other freighters, hitting them with 2 of the 6 additional torpedoes fired.

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