Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

AO-59 USS Mississinewa

: 20 Nov 44; torpedoed by kaiten from I-47 at Ulithi. This first use of the weapon was led by Lt. Sekio Nishinu, one of the kaiten's inventors.

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Burning after kaiten attack at Ulithi


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