3 Nov 1931

Pacific Ocean
  • HMS Hermes rescued 9 crewmen of Japanese merchant vessel Ryinjin Maru, which had run aground on the Tan Rocks on the coast of the Taiwan Strait. ww2dbase [Hermes | Taiwan Strait | CPC]
6 Apr 1945

6 Apr 1945 Photos
US B-25J (44-29600; 2nd Lieutenant Francis A. Thompson) of 499th Japanese Type-C Escort Vessel No. 1 sinking in Taiwan Strait south of Amoy (Xiamen), China, 6 Apr 1945, having attacked by US B-25J aircraft (44-29600; 2nd Lieutenant Francis A. Thompson) of 499th Japanese Type-C Escort Vessel No. 1 exploding in Taiwan Strait south of Amoy (Xiamen), China, 6 Apr 1945, having attacked by US B-25J aircraft (44-29600; 2nd Lieutenant Francis A. Thompson) of 499th



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