Imperial German Navy Torpedo Boat S-90 Sinks Japanese Cruiser Takachiho in the Largest Single Loss of Life for Japanese Forces During the War

It is officially announced that the Navy Department now believes that the Japanese cruiser Takachiho, sunk in Kiao-Chau Harbor on Oct. 17, was torpedoed by the German torpedo boat destroyer S-90. Previous official announcements had it that the cruiser had been sunk by a mine, but German and Chinese reports credited the S-90 with the feat.

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