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“A Pearl Harbor Anniversary” 80 Years Ago, Today – (Monday) December 7th, 1942: In the Pacific, 204 miles southwest of Iwo Jima, which at this time is still deep in Japanese territory, the US Navy can still strike the Japanese. The submarine USS Kingfish (SS-234, Gato-Class, Photo 1), closes in on the Japanese cargo ship “Hino Maru No. 3.” (No Photo) The torpedoes cause the ship to erupt in flames hundreds of feet high. Kingfish’s crewmen take turns watching the inferno through the periscope, no doubt relishing their victory one year to the day that the Japanese had shattered the Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor. Hino Maru No. 3 goes to the sea floor, taking 19 men with her. 26 others survive, and are rescued. ** 🇺🇲🇺🇲 🇺🇲🇺🇲 ** Please Like & Follow "Sandy Hook History" on Facebook & Instagram for more amazing maritime and military histories of the Garden State and New York Harbor as well as a review of the 80th Anniversary of the Battle Of The Atlantic and World War 2** 🇺🇲🇺🇲 Photos: 1, history.navy.mil #newjerseybuzz #thejournalnj #locallivingnj #journeythroughjersey #onlyinnewjersey #njspots #centraljerseyexists #discovernj #yesnj #newjerseyhistory #newjerseyforyou #sandyhookbeach #sandyhooknj #sandyhookhistory #forthancockhistory #forthancock #usskingfish #gatoclass #americansubmarine #usnavy #unitedstatesnavy #pacificfleet #pearlharboranniversary #december7th #decemberseventh #silentservice #subpac #torpedoattack #tinfish #imperialjapanesenavy (at Fort Hancock, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl39EfWA5Yr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=