TUE 30 NOV 1943 Pacific
U.S. destroyers bombard Japanese positions on Empress Augusta Bay, Bougainville, Solomons.
Submarine Gato (SS-212) sinks Japanese army transport Columbia Maru, 01°54'N, 143°26'E; and escapes counterattacks by escorting submarine chaser Ch 24.
Submarine Skate (SS-305) attacks Japanese carrier Zuiho, 09°10'N, 151°30'E, which, along with carrier Un'yo and escort carrier Chuyo and escort vessels is proceeding back to Japan from Truk. Although Skate claims one damaging hit, none of her four torpedoes strikes home (see 4 December 1943).
PBY sinks Palau-bound Japanese cargo ship Himalaya Maru six nautical miles south of New Hanover.
Atlantic
Aircraft (VC 19) from escort carrier Bogue (CVE-9) damage German submarine U-238 east of the Azores, 41°21'N, 18°19'W.
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