SUN 18 JUL 1943
Pacific
SBDs and TBFs, and USAAF B-24s, attack Japanese shipping in the Buin-Kahili area, Bougainville, Solomons, and damage destroyer Mochizuki.
Tank landing ship LST-342 is sunk by Japanese submarine RO 106, Solomons, 09°03'S, 158°11'E.
Atlantic
Airship K 74 is shot down by German submarine U-134 in the Florida Straits (only naval airship lost to enemy action during World War II), but U-134 is also damaged in the encounter.
[Detailed description. Grim detail: "Aviation Machinist's Mate Second Class Isadore Stessel drowned after being attacked by a shark, just minutes before rescue, and became the only United States Navy airshipman to die as a result of enemy action."]
Covered lighter YF-487 is lost in Caribbean Sea.
Mediterranean
Submarine chaser PC-562 is damaged by mine off Port Empedocle, Sicily, 37°10'N, 12°35'E.
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Sub Sinks Blimp, Lighter Lost
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