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USS Sealion sinks Kongo

USS Sealion sinks Kongo

21st November 1944: The only Allied submarine in the war to sink a battleship

Nov 21, 2024
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The Japanese battleship / battlecruiser Kongō, prior to her refit and reclassification as a fast battleship, pre-1927. Photograph taken during full power trials on 8 May, 1913

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