Asakaze was sunk on August 23, 1944 off Cape Bilinao (Luzon) by USS Haddo (SS-255), and Yūnagi was sunk August 25, 1944 off N.W. Luzon by the USS Picuda (SS-382).
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Repairs, however, were eventually made, and when they were complete, Kimmel was ordered to take Robalo to Indochina via the Balabac Strait, separating Palawan and Borneo.
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On July 3, 1944, Robalo received an Ultra communiqué, and attempted to intercept a Fuso-class battleship.
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An unknown number of survivors, possibly as many as seven, managed to make it ashore on Palawan.
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Kimmel was reportedly killed when Robalo was sunk off the island of Palawan.
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