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On Wed. 08 Jul 1942 Japanese submarine I-10 sank British ship Hartisme.....

1942-07-08

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Japanese submarine I-10 sank British ship Hartismere in the Mozambique Channel at 0748 hours; all aboard survived. I-10 struck again at 1800 hours, sinking Dutch freighter Alchiba in the same area, killing 5.

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