Japanese submarine I-9
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Japanese submarine I-9 was a Japanese A1 type submarine. She was sunk off Kiska
13 May 1943 by the United States Navy
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Frazier
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Kiska
Kiska is an island in the Rat Islands group of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska located at . It is about long and varies in width from - Discovery :...
13 May 1943 by the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
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Destroyer
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Frazier
USS Frazier (DD-607)
USS Frazier was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Daniel Frazier.Frazier was launched 17 March 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Corporation, San Francisco, California; sponsored by Mrs...
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Sources
- Stille, Mark. Imperial Japanese Navy Submarines 1941-45. Osprey, 2007.