Another River Kwai kwiz
January 2nd, 2009 From
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>From: Peter Sinfield
>Date: Sat, 20 Sep 1997 11:08:03 cst
>Subject: Re: Another River Kwai kwiz
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>Mike Potter asks:
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> >
> >How did the US Navy (and Jane’s) discover =Houston=’s fate while war
> >was still in progress against Japan?
> >
>
>HOUSTON was sunk in Sunda Strait in company with HMAS PERTH. The
>Japanese “hell ship” RAKAYO MARU (sp?- sorry, I’m at work) was sunk by
>US subs. in the South China Sea while transporting PWs (including some
>PERTH survivors) to Japan in 1944. The PAMPANITO (sp?) picked up (IIRC
>4) ex-PERTH men, which was the first time Australia learned of the
>light cruiser’s fate. Perhaps the details of HOUSTON’s gallant last
>fight came from the same source?
>
>Peter
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>Peter Sinfield
>Canberra ACT AUSTRALIA
>email: sinfip@anao.gov.au
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