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ship. The seaplane tender was loaded with ammunition and under an emergency repair. She was repaired and returned to service. On the same day shortly after ABSD-4 was hit, ABSD-2 was hit by an aerial torpedo into pontoon tank in section G, damaging the dry dock. ABSD-2 was repaired and returned to
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two seater plane piloted by Shimbo and Ensign Chuhei Okubo in the second seat, overflew
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