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On Thurs. 01 Jul 1943 USS S-35 sank Japanese fishing tender Banshu Maru.....

1943-07-01

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USS S-35 sank Japanese fishing tender Banshu Maru No. 7 off the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia at 1821 hours, hitting her with 2 of 3 torpedoes fired. She escaped the area at 1825 hours after detecting a potential counterattack on the submarine.

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