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21 Aug 1942

Japan
  • Gato-class submarine USS Silversides fired three torpedoes at a coastal freighter off the southern coast of Shikoku, Japan. None of the torpedoes explode against the freighter or against the shore beyond, making a total of six Silversides torpedoes in a row that failed to explode. ww2dbase [Silversides | Cape Muroto, Shikoku | DS]



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