Japanese Couldn't Believe One U.S. "Destroyer Killer" Sub Sank 5 Ships in Just 4 Days — Shocked Navy

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Japanese Couldn't Believe One U.S. "Destroyer Killer" Sub Sank 5 Ships in Just 4 Days — Shocked Navy

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At 0647 on June 6th, 1944, Commander Samuel Dei stood in the cramped conning tower of USS Harter, watching three Japanese destroyers cut through the moonlit waters off Tawi Tawi, tracking his submarine with deadly precision. 37 years old, five war patrols, 18 enemy ships destroyed. The Imperial Japanese Navy had dispatched Minizuki, Hayanami, and T... Read More

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