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On Sun. 31 may 1942 Japanese submarines I-22, I-24, and I-27 launched.....

1942-05-31

The story

Japanese submarines I-22, I-24, and I-27 launched three midget submarines 7 miles off of Sydney, Australia. At 2235 hours, one was caught in torpedo nets and was scuttled by her own crew of two (both were killed in the process). The two others continued into Sydney Harbor.

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