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Wednesday, 31 July 2024

Japanese naval losses according to the U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary dated 17 December 1941

Kongo-class appearance as battle cruisers. Late 1920s reconstructed into fast battleships. Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Haruna as fast battleship. Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

An item referred to O.N.I. reports dealing with the Japanese losses:

destroyed

-Kongo-class battleship sunk by Army bombers off Luzon, Philippines

-a light cruiser and a destroyer sunk by gunfire off Wake Island

-3 standard type submarines sunk, 1 by depth charges 2 by bombs

-2 miniature submarines destroyed and one captured

-9 transports, 3 by Army bombers, at least 4 by Dutch submarines

Probably damaged

-1 Kongo-class battleship

-1 light cruiser, 1 destroyer by gunfire off Midway Island

-2 transports

-1 submarine

Source

Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration) mr0422a. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 7 Dated 17 December 1941.

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