USS Archerfish (Photo from Wikipedia)From Wikipedia:
Archer-Fish left Hawaii on 30 October under the command of Commander Joseph F. Enright, visited Saipan on 9 November for quick voyage repairs, and departed two days later to carry out her next patrol, in which her primary mission was to provide lifeguard services for the first B-29 Superfortress strikes against Tokyo. On 28 November, she received word that no air raids would be launched that day. That evening, lookouts spotted what looked like a tanker leaving Tokyo Bay. It was later discovered that it was actually the Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano screened by three escorts.
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My Comment: 1,400 Japanese sailors went down with the Shinano. For more information on the Japanese aircraft Shinano, go here.
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