Bay Of Bengal Unloading

TUE 7 DEC 1943
Second Cairo Conference ends.

Bay of Bengal
Tank landing ships LST-208 and LST-209 unload British tanks at Regu Creek, Burma, in Operation RATCHET.

USS LST-208 underway in the Suez Canal enroute to Calcutta, India to load "General Lee" tanks prior to
taking part in Operation Ratchet, the British landing at Regu Creek, Arakan, Burma, circa November 1943.

From NavSource.

Pacific
Submarine Pogy (SS-266) sinks Japanese collier Soyo Maru north of Truk, 14°03'N, 152°20'E.

Submarine Sailfish (SS-192) is attacked by Japanese plane off Kyushu, Japan, 31°21'N, 134°10'E, but although damaged by aerial bomb, remains on patrol.