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This is the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer, broadcasting live some five miles off Pearl Harbor’s entrance.

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We are diving on a World War II Japanese kō-hyōteki, or Type A midget or mini, submarine,

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sunk by the United States Destroyer, Ward, on the morning of December 7,1941, 75 years ago.

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The shots fired to sink this sub were the first fired by the United States in the Pacific War.

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This submarine was commanded by Akira Hiroo, with his petty officer, Yoshio Katayama.

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Today, we are friends and allies, and together, we join in understanding our history and our heritage.