Action of 17 July 1944
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title:
Action of 17 July 1944
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The action of 17 July 1944 was a submarine engagement of World War II. It resulted in the sinking of the Japanese Navy's Kadai class submarine I-166 in the Strait of Malacca by the British Royal Navy submarine Telemachus. Operating for the first time with the Eastern Fleet at Colombo in Ceylon, Commander Bill King on 13 July had put himself in a position known as One Fathom bank in order to intercept Japanese traffic between Penang and Singapore. They waited until the 17th when submerged, the A
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Submarine engagement in World War II
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_of_17_July_1944
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2024-01-07T22:20:42Z
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