"USS Grouper Sinks the Lisbon Maru" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 06 Oct 2023 2:01 p.m. PST |
On October 1, 1942, the USS Grouper torpedoed the Lisbon Maru, a Japanese ship traveling through the South China Sea. Unbeknownst to US military officials, the Lisbon Maru was carrying 1,816 British prisoners of war captured after the Battle of Hong Kong in December 1941. The ship began to sink, and Japanese troops evacuated, but not before battening down the hatches and trapping the POWs below deck. The prisoners finally broke through the hatch covers and attempted to escape. More than 800, however, perished in the disaster… Fold3: link |
| Nine pound round | 06 Oct 2023 3:27 p.m. PST |
Ah, the well-remembered humanity and compassion of the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy. |
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