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Japanese aircraft5 g9 X5 t6 y: r4 b; g
G4M2 Betty x 12
; q. G% Q2 C. v/ Q( p+ o. k d
; G/ {; c( q+ k d5 lJapanese aircraft losses/ Z, }: F" [* u" y; R" o
G4M2 Betty: 9 damaged0 h A: U0 E+ r
! J! M1 k* l( I r7 |
Allied Ships+ n$ ^; r# Y# e
TK Pueblo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire- h% X7 `( G( s, x6 z
TK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ V0 k) m- z! ^6 e4 p# ?
TK Andrew Doria
6 s" g1 n p9 P4 sTwo follow up raids by the Taiho:
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Day Air attack on TF at 54,561 c6 O" z: u4 e" H4 o. l* B
$ R- z4 j. p# O" `, o3 p' }Japanese aircraft% n8 K4 c4 l8 [: T$ `
D4Y Judy x 22$ q u" `0 ?/ S! d
0 n G" I6 n6 }* r: x
Japanese aircraft losses ~6 r2 A; Z5 p. |8 K6 a
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged
% Q( I, l4 _6 r; t8 L
! l4 y( U7 o2 T) S1 q+ wAllied Ships
2 p8 w1 c- E2 z# e* wDD John D. Edwards
! H+ i0 [. K$ k0 E+ ~' U$ ?4 zDD Tillman
9 n/ V6 V/ H$ uDD Welles
0 t+ Y: t& p1 ~% z. t/ h+ XAK Harvard Victory, Bomb hits 1
* J) a, [ M# a$ H' q+ b' qDE Leslie L. B. Knox0 R% r6 o7 ?, B4 h/ Y5 Z) D
DD Craven
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- H( ^) i6 o# I9 m/ f7 z. NDay Air attack on TF at 53,56
4 I! s v0 {# ^2 t. {/ x
& Y t; m. G5 k$ z+ x: x% }, lJapanese aircraft" s- n) A8 o$ |
A7M2 Reppu x 6
% Q8 q. y+ m! B% }6 e6 HD4Y Judy x 20 Y9 S# I* I0 F! ?* p( ~
: ]6 S# }( g2 ?9 `1 ^Japanese aircraft losses
8 \8 o: F. K( x+ [, t! [- m. cD4Y Judy: 1 damaged1 o- W' m6 O% i
1 a& ^7 S# n+ U. e: V a1 Y
Allied Ships, r2 L9 L4 P! \3 F! c; P) f
AK E. W. Sinclair, Bomb hits 1, on fire- e" v; |0 A4 T4 Z5 y! c% W
. R0 q6 _9 `" f e0 kAllied ground losses:. Q3 Z5 d. w* r! ?+ G
7 casualties reported( \. f6 G# T. T
Vehicles lost 1
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3 c# t6 T. \* N# M) p# O; @+ G( OAircraft Attacking:+ P; I! c( g: C) l5 U+ y1 m
2 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
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Ceylon and Bengal Sea+ i' C/ k5 V$ u+ W3 F$ ^
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Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,250 Y( I6 G' N* l6 K! |! `
; A+ h% s5 C- p8 M, v; vJapanese aircraft2 \% P) h( ~" |# [3 u/ e& B
A7M2 Reppu x 6! q1 L% R% e: C8 g
J2M Jack x 5
2 P9 a9 O7 p, ^( H- {8 @ SJ7W Shinden x 7
8 U4 D0 C" S: gKi-84-Ic Frank x 6
6 o! r5 r( F, a, T6 K& N0 {% P- h* J& T( |5 ?
Allied aircraft
: Y5 x( @% p$ k1 o" Z$ Y2 x) C( oB-29 Superfortress x 310 P' ^; H) E. d# g! G
/ U9 x8 ~& `7 U; }8 W, s
Japanese aircraft losses
4 u1 V% |% A. I! ^: E7 r9 DA7M2 Reppu: 2 damaged
h) c# y9 l3 b% I) q a+ I& H% bJ2M Jack: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
- ~. p; G5 _" W2 P7 ?% ?# V* WJ7W Shinden: 1 damaged
, d4 P- h) z7 p5 p9 BKi-84-Ic Frank: 1 destroyed
4 `7 f/ U2 A0 a9 m( d: Y$ g4 RP1Y Frances: 1 destroyed
5 K0 m: X& O2 _
6 D" a( ?+ L: u3 q+ s* e6 ZAllied aircraft losses
* n% r. N8 ?" ?. I9 ]2 t- [B-29 Superfortress: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged/ U, H g0 l$ Q7 S$ d+ \0 J
6 `; A$ C* L( v) t: OAirbase hits 19 c9 L/ B4 n$ {) }/ @! x
Runway hits 86 Y0 N8 y$ _: e% {
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+ R1 v/ n4 `( c8 u. IDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25/ P" W% g( R5 w/ s- X2 L
x, T J T7 s1 EJapanese aircraft* l4 Z3 t+ T0 |! S# Z
B7A Grace x 3# k: V0 `1 S$ t6 U
G4M2 Betty x 6/ w# k$ {" G8 W7 m/ g
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18
( j5 x* Z8 t+ J. F% T$ FKi-100 Tony x 9
2 D* X* i( F2 q& h c3 [% ^Ki-49 Helen x 2' N- y" y5 C9 K* o3 c
Ki-67 Peggy x 3; f, |6 E& _( t5 @
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Allied aircraft
2 L2 f9 F4 B \/ W( g9 D7 |, uP-51D Mustang x 5
( \) o3 s( |, o" b. F" C; L T& C- M B' i; w0 x
Japanese aircraft losses
5 r: ^" I; d0 H/ w( A# fB7A Grace: 1 destroyed' v4 H9 x3 y/ |, r; k
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged8 ]/ g! q9 x8 P
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
) S( S% f3 k' U* |" y! _% jKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
: Y# H5 M$ a1 ^Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed1 V9 G5 _! b) S, P- N3 `
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
4 m+ }: v; W% z5 V+ K0 \2 v& e! y( ^% i0 g1 d5 U
Allied aircraft losses
2 \( }% k8 K& @P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged4 s( u& D; s& L. K3 r9 K3 T
" K6 }+ o" j( @- u& g7 G
Allied Ships8 o G9 X( b P$ s* m/ `
MSW Grebe. t9 i) Z: \; O: B8 ~& H2 w
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 14 S6 w0 H1 d* ~# i
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% U5 M7 |5 f7 p i
* a; J- q" {3 M Z, i
Allied ground losses:' E6 o/ N% d0 s: ]* f j
21 casualties reported
: z6 Q/ e5 L. g3 ^* Y# _Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,259 I5 U) {' x& `& J
5 x: l1 B. k1 r. w1 \
Japanese aircraft3 Y: E4 i9 L4 {, C, L4 U
B7A Grace x 3" q9 H8 |, s) `7 g4 B$ o8 R' G+ x
G4M2 Betty x 6: I& [: p2 \8 R+ n. g% u# ~
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18, X( a* `. D. k4 Y+ W* [
Ki-100 Tony x 99 q, e' E8 H! I D% |
Ki-49 Helen x 2
5 V2 z" S; y0 w5 T4 C: X! o* f$ oKi-67 Peggy x 3
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4 U4 U4 U- n3 O5 D" @: y! n! EAllied aircraft1 p4 Y7 t% f3 x! w- |5 V
P-51D Mustang x 5
4 z5 x! S; H" B& c4 ~3 }# E$ X1 h* d
Japanese aircraft losses( x7 Y$ L) [8 N! E: I
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed) |) O5 O, p, y7 O/ ~) d, B* _4 `: j4 i
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged" D" U2 {0 @5 M/ i) P! ]6 P
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
6 e8 D* ?" o6 F4 j: e. ?7 jKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed0 X4 D0 P3 O3 }" _) Z
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
' |+ H3 r! F9 r4 m) n0 \* F7 t4 oKi-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed: P% T$ ]. Y9 Z( s1 f. @
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Allied aircraft losses
7 @$ a- u4 K1 s E0 p, x. ~P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged! Q3 ?" W8 F3 C& Y! x5 s
; T* I0 B3 p- }' ?7 x. W/ QAllied Ships- e5 ?* ~+ E' H1 y1 s! s8 Y
MSW Grebe
! m9 p) F( K6 }2 H: XAK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 15 v q% i7 m7 N: q% X* U# V
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 c, J$ A4 p7 _4 C6 A3 D
9 R- \- v3 O- i% pAllied ground losses:. q% A8 Q+ X" T) g- @& ?
21 casualties reported3 _ L9 ~/ W4 ?# y4 f, N: A" [' B) T: E6 }
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft$ v/ B* h |) r9 o! G) n. z
B7A Grace x 3/ B9 w# n* W$ a6 l' J* ]& A! k
G4M2 Betty x 6
7 b# R* ~0 W) U: {# a( VKi-43-IIa Oscar x 18
; f9 g$ q1 ^, s% `Ki-100 Tony x 9
/ i m z; r; @4 x# \2 j6 j' b/ KKi-49 Helen x 20 T9 c0 X! [0 M( ~
Ki-67 Peggy x 3+ j, O% V4 Q* Q( }: @3 n
8 |3 W- t |$ \7 PAllied aircraft( L% G. s) l, O) ?
P-51D Mustang x 5
2 w6 h+ C" C" i1 C5 [
3 D! B; i1 y0 H" WJapanese aircraft losses
d$ n- b9 y0 M; w1 fB7A Grace: 1 destroyed* s: y. Y9 ?. q+ P5 w8 J
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged3 O4 N7 s8 j1 U* s. r
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed# [2 d8 q9 K( ^6 N$ T
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
9 B6 h' t% |& D, KKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed+ Q/ l; A' W8 i# s0 t
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed4 `) @9 x$ ^: s0 ^8 C' Q- ~
* P9 z7 `6 P1 I2 u' \+ I \) a1 GAllied aircraft losses
# t( h C3 ]8 @* ^6 P9 ~- y' k3 iP-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied Ships4 p/ i- s1 K4 A8 A7 b. F7 A- l8 q
MSW Grebe ]6 W4 W/ l8 m9 c
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1/ M2 m; G, R; D# O7 O3 p
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 ^7 R6 @" P+ W
- u0 p! G. z+ E# Z3 FAllied ground losses:! d) H2 Z) r. U$ r- T$ X$ t
21 casualties reported
& q6 _# s( Q, o+ B# hThe retreating Yorktown takes an another tube and is clearly in trouble with no CAP overhead!* |) R6 L( c$ w2 U) A+ W1 s
) i+ d k7 d5 E4 J# fDay Air attack on TF at 18,30" H+ U% [3 a* R) x1 q% i, T& _
D0 |6 w& K" h9 HJapanese aircraft+ F1 \9 p8 G% k# p( o: t# N
P1Y Frances x 3: B+ Z8 A; b9 Z& \- W8 d
) i8 P3 F& e; h: DJapanese aircraft losses
' \+ X+ e- j# X, G* BP1Y Frances: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships
( h0 q' Z9 _$ P9 ]* fCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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Aircraft Attacking:
; W6 p5 A& U2 D* {, M& X" o3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet' |0 e3 c1 T& @% q/ A1 y0 S
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25- e$ @* g4 T: T! a9 U* t, l
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Japanese aircraft
4 s- p- v l9 t n' \" U' p; kA7M2 Reppu x 5& _; s( R& ~0 `& G7 G6 y
J2M Jack x 6
! d2 |- ?- v6 L6 OD4Y Judy x 3( h, R* ?. C& w S
B7A Grace x 6! E- `# M" k& v
G4M2 Betty x 36 ]. ]3 j1 i0 A. T D
P1Y Frances x 61 L) Z+ {0 j! R& C2 u" A. n
Ki-67 Peggy x 110 h: g' ]& M7 ^7 J1 }
( N, y; ^" L% B" @Allied aircraft1 v: B4 E+ M- f
P-51D Mustang x 4
3 p( {6 L. z" c; J2 l" d
. `. I7 b$ J: N9 eJapanese aircraft losses
* w0 {: B" ?/ O- N: e- y/ nA7M2 Reppu: 5 destroyed3 H2 X$ U' x$ \6 j- l/ @
J2M Jack: 2 destroyed
, H. P0 w, } X+ b/ E1 n& ?B7A Grace: 1 destroyed/ P6 j4 {. \8 i- D- e- J r/ }
P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed0 P5 W% h( W$ g+ b
Ki-67 Peggy: 1 destroyed
$ U0 ?6 J- ~% `8 Z: r# j6 n, I/ X
Allied aircraft losses2 D5 J/ X) a! S8 ~1 ?- n6 a
P-51D Mustang: 4 damaged
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Allied Ships
* v5 T0 o w! g5 mDE Lovelace4 a8 D5 I$ N4 S$ Z5 {
DE Martin
) j" z- i1 I, Y3 O! | @; YLCI LCI-436 F ]$ Y. [: x& g* U; T
APD Blessman6 c; i1 G" M$ i4 a( ]
APD Ruchamkin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ Y( ?: o" h3 }: f4 l# a
AP Laurens
" T7 o, C) c) V$ Y9 SDD Mullany
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25) S, I* D! c5 [! M8 R
, @8 U: O; H& v* m; H2 L- qJapanese aircraft6 [8 |6 x( h1 B; m; }! H
G4M2 Betty x 99 B& v' Y& |, {/ v3 ]4 ^; j, Q0 f
2 R7 `' H! S" ~" t3 f
Allied aircraft7 b; f* n. v' y/ _
P-51D Mustang x 2
" A1 z7 V. ^: h" o9 t; j) Y. ]0 i1 Y/ u
Japanese aircraft losses7 u6 U# c; B w' ] A5 d
G4M2 Betty: 5 damaged
# N5 i/ Q1 |+ ?: b( d
- L9 _& ]2 K/ R# i6 Q# hAllied Ships$ Y, r" W: e5 ?" k" {) S _1 b
AP Henrico
. s9 `' G/ Z" R* f6 pAPD Noa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' H, B* F% V+ l' U% dLCI LCI-223, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 ^% N# t B' g8 g% @9 k
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Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25) Z0 S3 Q- ^% u
. w( ]2 X2 H' ?+ p2 Z7 C5 uJapanese aircraft
/ w$ j( {. I/ E: _5 x& e, |1 GA7M2 Reppu x 5- z) d5 D/ B+ ]2 ^0 q' F0 X
J2M Jack x 26 `/ A- ]1 U! f+ H
J7W Shinden x 6
$ ^" r9 Q' x! }7 V6 u7 RKi-84-Ic Frank x 48 _" H" ~+ \; W# Q N/ A
7 s/ |5 ^& X8 A* q
Allied aircraft
$ C0 d) y Z7 ]7 IP-38J Lightning x 16' _* b3 ]( a" \% V8 V# o5 e
3 s- l6 `( v; O" h) c; lJapanese aircraft losses
5 k2 [6 e) V: b+ b9 TA7M2 Reppu: 3 destroyed
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6 k1 E2 d( R% `Allied aircraft losses. m, k1 I$ r/ L
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged0 C/ ], @5 K6 z) k2 T: V
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$ m! g! P" T) w; q/ ODay Air attack on TF at 14,23
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Japanese aircraft+ o2 w- T9 b. T
J2M Jack x 2
0 m p) a) \& B: ?7 U5 P R5 }8 iG4M2 Betty x 21 E) t/ x1 O( ]! y- T! W
P1Y Frances x 2
6 O1 S- K0 i% M5 P+ W0 XKi-67 Peggy x 4
, ?3 m: q1 c% d) j# ]/ \0 \+ u2 |! h
Japanese aircraft losses. b- r" `' f, M2 v: j
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 damaged
: a M8 Q7 W7 u8 }8 @; j
1 w9 F2 x$ ]7 g6 }Allied Ships8 `4 d2 E% F$ W M; u
AK Empire Johnson, Bomb hits 2, on fire/ T+ \( V3 u! ^3 W! l. a
MSW Bittern, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ } K: U4 z8 }7 J/ b. ]1 s
DM Gamble, heavy damage
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The crack Ann dive bomber units are having a field day!$ z: N m1 O [5 s' ~
* T$ v r' e/ e8 g- mDay Air attack on TF at 14,23( s$ D; E9 s" f/ T9 J. B" B" G# j
1 V/ E4 [# t# V/ Z5 }, bJapanese aircraft* S* c4 O, }( X1 |. a6 p
D4Y Judy x 24
# B7 I. P W+ SKi-43-IIa Oscar x 7! D% t- p! `( y# R
Ki-100 Tony x 6
4 d( P! e5 i# V' NKi-30 Ann x 51
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Japanese aircraft losses; I) I6 _0 \+ O, C: Y/ O, B1 ~
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed! V/ z% d/ V% o" o; F* X
Ki-30 Ann: 3 damaged
2 G. v* [$ J; ~+ e1 ^
! a. Q0 g) g$ X- GAllied Ships$ v) ~8 d3 d; v
AR Hector, Bomb hits 3, on fire
9 F# |( J x' M; U% U4 iAK Red Jacket, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
- C- j, q* a' `0 VDD Irwin
0 O+ |& b( Y0 p" c5 `( zDE Seid, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage& ?! E+ e9 E- G, N2 e0 e
DD Quiberon, heavy damage
& R' ?/ X! D4 S+ Z# M1 E) SDD Hugh W. Hadley, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" N+ `& ], q; Y# _DE Mitchell, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage" @7 Y Y5 ]/ J/ z: F
DM Gamble, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage, A0 v2 S) z. c: x2 W$ m2 e
AK Admiral Senn, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% c2 W$ v8 K5 [6 T6 a! G5 T* y7 h
DE Stadtfeld, Bomb hits 2, on fire
* a) g4 ^5 _( p" o+ w3 [DM Ramsay, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 j: L) K% E& y; M' b) DDE Rall, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25# Z+ P$ @1 o( O) X! J ~
# I# A2 C3 D- x- W; R* sJapanese aircraft
: V; K6 T$ W) o& F6 aD4Y Judy x 125 q, t" C, z' J. f/ {# B3 `
G4M2 Betty x 3
: H5 H; E! H! J6 p2 L$ b- p; K0 d9 j- E1 Z; C- g! b' r
Allied aircraft
3 W- _# @4 ]( k+ g2 qP-51D Mustang x 2- X4 K2 K/ Z! R/ V" W0 C
0 I1 G( y3 g, d! k5 wJapanese aircraft losses* w* w5 s' F+ c+ D5 j9 l
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed
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# _ x, b- {- T/ X6 n9 S7 LAllied Ships" Y6 l! G8 q! {6 ^6 @
LCI(G) LCI(G)-79
8 E& D' P% `2 y* CDD Renshaw, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, m, e: E) U! v0 C! ~AP Callaway, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
. B0 o9 _, C- |% d# P6 A6 eAPD Lee Fox, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 h' k( o; a' s: j+ `7 L7 ^
APD Newman, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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( h) Q a5 ]6 ?0 [+ ?$ r9 s# k6 P+ LDay Air attack on TF at 12,28( e9 T q- e, x$ \" T/ }6 @1 h# `
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Japanese aircraft
8 I i/ a; O5 n' |G4M2 Betty x 46 C" a. w% Z% R4 B9 G3 d
; ^% W4 A& i! T' |( y/ bJapanese aircraft losses% p4 {+ ]9 r% i; v0 }
G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged/ B( z$ C* D1 b) T6 H9 r
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Allied Ships3 j' y2 c# Z6 \/ ^( F& } g
AP Cape Bon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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