#OTD Nov. 21 in 1944, the #ImperialJapaneseNavy battleship Kongo was torpedoed and sunk in the Formosa Strait by #USSSealion. #Kongo had a long and storied service history; the last #IJN capital ship built outside of Japan, she had entered service in 1913. #NavalHistory

#OTD 21 Nov. 1942, #IJN Kongo was torpedoed in the Formosa Strait by #USSSealion. British-built and commissioned in 1913, #Kongo took part in action at #Malaya and the #DutchEastIndies and fought at #Midway. The only Japanese #battleship sunk by a submarine during #WW2. #navalhistory #Navy #History