Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Bonefish & Kingfish

SUN 10 OCT 1943
Pacific
Japanese planes attack three Lambu Lambu-based U.S. motor torpedo boats north of Vella Lavella, damaging PT-168 and PT-179.

Submarine Bonefish (SS-223) sinks Japanese army cargo ship Isuzugawa Maru and merchant transport Teibi Maru off Cam Ranh Bay, French Indochina, 14°49'N, 110°10'E.

Submarine Grayback (SS-208) attacks Japanese troopship Hakozaki Maru, 28°41'N, 138°32'E; although the submarine crew believes one of the four torpedoes fired hit the ship, in fact all four miss.

Submarine Kingfish (SS-234) lays mines off Cape Pepe, Makassar Strait, Celebes.

USAAF B-24 sinks Japanese army cargo ship No.5 Hino Maru 20 miles southwest of Buka passage.

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