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1945 Philippines Sea: U.S. cruiser Indianapolis torpedoed/sinks, 880 die
1945 After delivering the Atomic Bomb across the Pacific, the cruiser USS Indianapolis is torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine 1945 U.S. destroyer Underhill torpedoed West of Guam 1945 "Wilhelm Gustloff" torpedoed off Danzig by Soviet sub-c 7,700 die 1945 German ship "Wilhelm Gustloff" torpedoed, 4,800 killed 1943 Destroyer Itchen torpedoed and sinks 1943 Airship Canadian Star torpedoed and sinks 1943 James Oglethorpe (U.S.) and Terkolei (Netherlands), torpedoed and sinks 1943 Aldemarin (Ned) and Fort Cedar Lake (U.S.) torpedoed and sinks 1943 Elin K (No) and Zaanland (Netherlands) torpedoed and sinks 1942 Poon Lim set adrift for 133 days after his boat is torpedoed 1942 U.S. aircraft carrier Wasp torpedoed at Guadalcanal 1942 British aircraft carrier Eagle torpedoed and sinks 1941 Hitler orders U.S. ships torpedoed 1941 USS Reuben James torpedoed by Germans, even though U.S. is not in war 1941 1st U.S. destroyer (Kearney) torpedoed in WW II, off Iceland 1940 German cruiser Blucher torpedoed and capsizes in Oslofjord, 1,000 die 1918 1st WW I U.S. Army troop ship torpedoed and sunk by Germany, off Ireland 1916 French cruiser "Admiral Charner" torpedoed off Syrian coast, kills 374 1915 Netherlands merchant ship Tubantia torpedoed and sinks in North Sea 1864 Confederate ship Albemarle torpedoed/sinks 1862 Naval Engagement at Yazoo River, MS (USS CAIRO torpedoed) |
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