29 Mar 1942
French Indochina
French Indochina
- USS Bluegill fired 2 torpedoes at Japanese cargo ship Konan Maru (former British cargo steamer War Sirdar, captured at Batavia, Dutch East Indies in 1942). Both torpedoes hit, sinking her off Ninh Hoa, Annam, French Indochina. ww2dbase [Bluegill | Ninh Hoa, Annam | CPC]
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