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The Sasebo-Nagasaki Deathtrap
On October 17, 1944, the submarines USS Escolar (SS-294), the USS Croaker (SS-246), and the USS Perch (SS-313) were working together as the wolf pack “Millican’s Marauders” in the East China Sea. The pack was named after its senior officer, … Continue reading
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Tagged Croaker, East China Sea, Escolar, FRUPAC, minefields, mines, Perch, submarines, USS Croaker, USS Escolar, USS Perch
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The Fall of the Mighty Wahoo
Sixty-eight years ago today, the famous World War II submarine USS Wahoo (SS-238) dived into eternity with eighty souls within her. It was not an easy death. In the La Perouse Strait the Wahoo had come under fire from a … Continue reading
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Tagged Edwin Hoyt, Far East, FRUPAC, JANAC, La Perouse Strait, Mush Morton, SORG, submarine, USS Wahoo, Wahoo, World War II
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