Navy Department Communique No. 68

APRIL 7, 1942

The Navy Department issued the following communiqué today:

China Sea.
1. Information has just been received that a U. S. submarine while on an extended patrol in the China Sea has sunk two Japanese merchant vessels.
2. One of these ships was a combination passenger and cargo vessel of approximately 10,000 tons.; The second was a cargo ship of about 5,000 tons.
3. These sinkings have not been reported in any previous Navy Department communiqué.
4. There is nothing to report from other areas.