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Old 01-25-21, 03:03 PM   #1
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Default In Honor of INS DAKAR

It was on this day January 25, 1968 that the Israeli submarine DAKAR was lost with 69 souls aboard. We honor their memory.


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Old 01-25-21, 04:57 PM   #2
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Thanks for posting
I have to admit i had not heard of this before. I recently read that they had found this submarine, but no more details.
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1968 was a bad year for submarines when all was said and done 4 boats were lost and the last one Minerve was only found in 2019.

Dakar January 25th 1968 (estimated) (Israel)

Minerve January 27th 1968 (France)

K129 March 8th 1968 (Soviet Union)

Scorpion May 22nd 1968 (USA)
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