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On Sat, 8 Jun 2024, Manasseh's Realm wrote:

>>> The USS Bowfin is docked in Pearl Harbor. It was one of the most highly
>>> decorated submarines of the war. I was a little surprised at the
>>> construction. It's basically a metal tube with a facade of a deck so the
>>> crew would be able to walk on it. The deck had slats that you could see
>>> through. As I recall, they were made out of wood. It was like a roof
>>> purpose built to leak. The battle flag of the USS Bowfin is a hoot. 
>>> There's a bus on it - they
>>> torpedoed a bus, as well as a crane, and a dock. This was an
>>> unparalleled feat of the war. 
>>> https://www.facebook.com/PacificFleetSubmarineMuseum/photos/a.281621264838/10154119388729839 
>>> 
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro7HL-2Oln4
>>> 
>> 
>> Fascinating story! Thank you very much for sharing!
> Cutting to the last chapter:
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Bowfin
>
> "The sinking of Tsushima Maru
> Tsushima Maru was an unmarked Japanese cargo ship sunk by Bowfin between 
> 22:00 and 22:30 local time on 22 August 1944 as the ship was carrying 
> hundreds of schoolchildren from Okinawa to Kagoshima. Attacked while in 
> convoy, Tsushima Maru sank close to the island of Akusekijima. About 1,484 
> civilians, including 767 schoolchildren, were killed; 59 children survived 
> the sinking.[16]
>
> On her sixth patrol, Bowfin destroyed a pier at Minami Daito that contained a 
> crane and a bus. Thirteen small vessels were sunk by Bowfin's deck guns."
>
> Diminishes her illustrious battle record through the war:

Not really. It was war, civilians die. Just look at Israels defence
against Hamas. I'm not saying it's good, but I'm saying it happens to
all participants and in no way diminishes the glory or the history.

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