Sunday, May 20, 2018

10th Fleet Est'd.

THU 20 MAY 1943
Tenth Fleet with headquarters in Washington, D.C., is established under Commander in Chief U.S. Fleet (Admiral Ernest J. King) to control U.S. antisubmarine operations in the Atlantic.

Pacific
Submarine Pollack (SS-180) sinks Japanese armed merchant cruiser Bangkok Maru southeast of Jaluit, Marshalls, 06°47'N, 169°42'E. Pollack is damaged by depth charges during counterattacks by what she describes as a "Chidori-class torpedo boat," but remains on patrol.

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