29 Jun 1944
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
- Submarine USS Growler made a nighttime surface torpedo attack on the 1,920-ton Japanese tanker Katori Maru loaded with gasoline which exploded with great fury. ww2dbase [Mariana Islands Campaign | Growler | Balintang Channel, Luzon Strait | DS]
20 Jan 1945
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
- USS Miami transited the Balintang Channel between Taiwan and the Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Raid into the South China Sea | Miami | Balintang Channel, Luzon Strait | CPC]
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