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Who Sank the Kaibokan CD-219?
The Fall 2011 edition of The Submarine Review has an article by Commander John D. Alden (USN–ret.) about a kaibokan named CD-219, a submarine named USS Carp, and a torpedo code-named “DOGY.” http://www.subsowespac.org/the-patrol-zone/who-sank-the-kaibokan-cd-219.shtml Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it
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Tagged CD-219, DOGY, John D. Alden, kaibokan, submarine, USS Carp
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The Kuri Expedition
On October 25, 1944, after the escort frigate kaibokan CD-34 had pulled Commander Richard H. O’Kane and eight USS Tang crewmen out of the Formosa Strait, it accurately mapped the sunken submarine’s geographic location. The Tang had settled on the … Continue reading
Posted in Final Patrols
Tagged destroyer, escort frigate, Formosa Strait, kaibokan, Kuri, rescue vessels, Richard H. O'Kane, sampans, submarine, Tang
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The Destroyer Killer’s Last Stand
Sixty-seven years ago today, Commander Samuel D. Dealey, captain of the USS Harder (SS-257), faced off again with a Japanese warship bent on sending him, his crew, and the Harder to early graves. The kaibokan known as the CD-22 was … Continue reading
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Tagged Edwin Hoyt, Japanese, kaibokan, Sam Dealey, submarines, USS Hake, USS Harder
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