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News More News This Month in Navy History: January 13th 1942- The submarine USS Searhaven sinks the Japanese cargo ship Shiraha Mura January 24th 1942- Battle of Makassar Strait- Four US destroyer- the USS Parrott, Paul Jones, John T Ford and Pope pounce on a Japanese troop convoy in the Makassar Straits of the Java Sea. Four Japanese transports are sunk, while the John T Ford is damaged January 25th 1942- The USS Swordfish sinks the 4,000 ton Myoken Maru off the Celebes Islands January 27th, 1942 The USS Gudgeon intercepts the Japanese submarine I-173 and sinks it. January 2, 1943- The USS Grayback SS-208 sinks the I-18 off the Solomon Islands. January 22nd 1944- The USS Buchanan -DD-484 sinks the RO-37 a Japanese Submarine off the Marshall Islands. More Events Join our Navy History Discussion List Post a Personal Experience

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