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Amagiri Rams PT109 During Blackett Strait Clash
Japanese destroyer Amagiri under Cmdr. Kohei Hanami torpedoed the approaching torpedo boat in Blackett Strait near Kolombangara in the early hours of August 2 1943. The sea was calm as Amagiri and three other ships moved toward Rabaul.
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Shiro Yoneyama
Shiokawa
Japan
UPI
Amagiri
South Pacific
Blackett Strait
Kolombangara
Rabaul
Cmdr
Kohei Hanami