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World War II: The USS Shark (SS-314) was lost with all 87 hands in the Bashi Straits after torpedoing the Japanese freighter Arisan Maru.
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USS Shark (SS-314)
Submarine of the United States
USS Shark (SS-314), a Balao-class submarine, was the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the shark, a large marine predator.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Bashi Channel
Waterway between Mavulis and Orchid islands
The Bashi Channel is a waterway between Mavulis Island of the Batanes Islands, Philippines and Orchid Island of Taiwan. It is a part of the Luzon Strait, with the Pacific Ocean to the east, and is between the East China Sea and the South China Sea. It is characterized by windy…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Arisan Maru
Japanese type 2A freighter
Arisan Maru was a 6,886 GRT Type 2A freighter constructed in 1944 during World War II and was one of Imperial Japan's hell ships. The vessel, named for a mountain on Taiwan, was initially used as a troop transport. The vessel was then turned over for use for the transportation…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
October 24
Day of the year
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