| 21. | Seventeen of these attacks were close aboard the destroyer, and four nearby ships were hit by suicide planes.
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| 22. | However, intense antiaircraft fire caused the plane to burst into flames, and it splashed close aboard, anchored away.
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| 23. | Just as the periscope was lowered, there was a violent explosion close aboard that shook the ship violently.
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| 24. | As the transport was being abandoned " Trout " proceeded close aboard and passed 12 to 15 life boats.
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| 25. | Two were direct hits and a third a near miss close aboard the port bow causing severe underwater damage.
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| 26. | On 16 June, she fought her first action when attacking Japanese planes dropped a stick of bombs close aboard.
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| 27. | The determined weather patrol ship fired 20 rounds, one of which struck close aboard the fleeing sub's conning tower.
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| 28. | Riddled from practically all quarters, the " Betty " crashed into the water close aboard on the port quarter.
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| 29. | "U-152 ", however, passed the weather side of that bank of smoke and renewed the action, landing shells close aboard.
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| 30. | Early on the morning of 17 October, communist shore batteries shelled the ship, lobbing a salvo close aboard the escort vessel.
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