SAT 13 NOV 1943
Pacific
Carrier and land-based aircraft begin daily bombings of Japanese positions in the Gilbert and Marshall Islands.
Japanese aircraft attack TF 39 (Rear Admiral Aaron S. Merrill) off Empress Augusta Bay, Bougainville, Solomons; light cruiser Denver (CL-58) is damaged by aerial torpedo, 06°45'S, 154°15'E.
British submarine HMS Taurus sinks Japanese submarine I-34 30 miles south of Panang, Malaya, 05°17'N, 100°05'E.
Submarine Narwhal (SS-167) lands men and supplies at Paluan Bay, Mindoro, P.I.
Submarine Scorpion (SS-278) damages Japanese oiler Shiretoko northwest of the Marianas, 18°22'N, 142°50'E.
Submarine Trigger (SS-237) sinks Japanese transport Nachizan Maru in East China Sea, 32°55'N, 124°57'E; although damaged by depth charges, she remains on patrol.
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
H.M.S. Taurus Sinks I-34
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