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Eguchi Maru #3

 

Name #3江口丸 - Eguchi Maru #3
Ship Type Minesweeper
Launched/Completed 1944
Builder Mitsubishi Kobe Shipyard
Tonnage 199 tons
Owner Imperial Japanese Navy
Loss Date September 6, 1944
Location 33 27N, 135 33E
Circumstances Sunk by torpedo
Number of Men Lost  
Note A Japanese source incorrectly states that this ship was sunk by USS Tang (SS-306). Tang arrived in Pearl Harbor on September 3, 1944, ending her fourth war patrol. Her fifth patrol began on September 27, 1944.
 

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Name of Submarine USS Albacore (SS-218) Patrol Number 10
Commanding Officer CDR James William Blanchard  

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