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TIL In 1945 the only successful international sub to sub rescue mission was carried out by the USS Cod; who evacuated the crew of the Dutch sub O-19, who were stranded on a reef. To commemorate this a symbol was added to Cod's battle flag: the name O-19 under a martini glass.

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