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First Patrol of the USS Snook
The first war patrol of the USS Snook (SS-279) spanned forty-two days at sea. Her principal assignment was to plant twenty-four mines in the Yangtze River delta. She would then search for enemy shipping in the East China Sea. http://www.subsowespac.org/world_war_ii_submarines/snook-files/uss-snook-first-war-patrol.shtml Recommend … Continue reading
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Tagged East China Sea, mines, Snook, USS Snook, Yangtze River
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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 Dorado and the U-214
The submarine USS Dorado (SS-248), captained by Lieutenant Commander Earle C. Schneider, departed New London on October 6, 1943, for duty in the Pacific via the Panama Canal. After getting underway, she was never heard from again. She never made … Continue reading
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Tagged Antilles, Atlantic, Caribbean, Dorado, EMS, mines, New London, Panama Canal, submarine, U-214, USS Dorado
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