9 Jul 1943
Japan
Japan
- Submarine USS Narwhal arrived off Matsuwa in the Kurile Islands. ww2dbase [Narwhal | Matsuwa, Kurile Islands | DS]
15 Jul 1943
Japan
Japan
- Submarine USS Narwhal conducted a bombardment of the Japanese air base on Matsuwa Island in the Kuriles as a diversion to allow submarines USS Lapon, USS Permit, and USS Plunger exit the Sea of Okhotsk into the Pacific Ocean. ww2dbase [Narwhal | Matsuwa, Kurile Islands | DS]
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