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Sunday, 26 May 2024

Dutch submarine Hr.Ms. KXVI sunk Japanese destroyer Sagiri according to the U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary dated 26 December 1941



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An item referred to the Navy Singapore Press reporting that on 24 December 1941 a Dutch submarine seemed to have sunk a Japanese 2,100 ton Amagiri-class destroyer in East Indian waters.

Note

1. The Dutch submarine Hr.Ms. KXVI sunk on 24 December 1941 the Japanese Fubuki-class destroyer Sagiri on 30 nautical miles north of Kuching, Borneo. Her commander incorrectly identified her as an Amagiri-class destroyer. KXIV laid down by RDM, Rotterdam, Netherlands on 31 May 1930, launched on 8 April 1933, commissioned on 30 January 1934 and sunk by the Japanese submarine I 66 on 25 December 1941. The Sagiri was laid down by Uraga Dock Company on 28 March 1929, launched on 23 December 1929 and commissioned on 31 January 1931.

Source

Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 16 dated 26 December 1941.

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