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Allied AK working for IJN - 7/21/2006 7:24:46 AM

afspret

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One of my subs attacked an AK with the name Beryl off the coast of Kagoshima. The torp failed to detonate (damn Mk 14s

) and the escorting IJN DD dropped some depth charges on my boat, which thankfully missed.

1--Is the name a typo (by leaving off Maru)?

2--Did a ship with this name actually serve with the Japanese Merchant Marine?

3--Is there an error in the OOB which lists the ship as being Japanese?

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RE: Allied AK working for IJN - 7/21/2006 10:28:07 AM

Dutchgy2000

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Wasn't by any chanche the USS Bowfin was it?

Check for Nov 26. 1943 *LINK*

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RE: Allied AK working for IJN - 7/21/2006 10:50:52 AM

String

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Most likely an european ship interred in japan at the start of the war in europe and then commandeered by the IJN or IJA

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RE: Allied AK working for IJN - 7/21/2006 12:02:09 PM

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I thought about that and typed tried a quick web search but couldn't come up with anything.

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RE: Allied AK working for IJN - 7/21/2006 12:19:01 PM

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From Bowfin log:

26 Nov 1943
Beryl (Vichy French)
Passenger-Cargo

671

South China Sea

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