24 Jan 1942

Pacific Ocean
  • Submarine chaser USS Sturdy accidentally rammed submarine USS S-26 in the Gulf of Panama in the darkness, killing 46 of the 49 aboard. ww2dbase [S-26 | Gulf of Panama | CPC]
25 Jan 1942

Pacific Ocean
  • US Navy divers located the sunken wreck of submarine USS S-26 and concluded at least one survivor was aboard, but the divers would fail to make any rescues. ww2dbase [S-26 | Gulf of Panama | CPC]

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