16 Apr 1946
China
China
- Du Yuming arrived at Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. ww2dbase [Du Yuming | Shenyang, Liaoning | CPC]
- I-504 was scuttled in the Kii Channel south of Kobe, Japan. ww2dbase [Luigi Torelli | Kii Channel | CPC]
- I-503 was scuttled by the US Navy in the Kii Channel in Japan. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Kii Channel | CPC]
- USS Dragonet was decommissioned from service at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States. ww2dbase [Mare Island Navy Yard | Dragonet | Vallejo, California | CPC]
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