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Death By Friendly Fire
Over the course of the war in the Pacific, twenty-eight United States submarines documented attacks by American aircraft, and at least another five submarines were fired on by American surface vessels. As the war evolved, there were more American aircraft … Continue reading
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Tagged destroyer escort, hedgehog, JANAC, Japanese, mortars, Ned Beach, sonar, submarine, submarines, USS Seawolf
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They Had Survived
Sixty-six years ago today American submarines on war patrol throughout the Pacific Ocean were informed by radio that the Japanese Emperor Hirohito had announced his nation’s acceptance of the terms of the Potsdam Declaration. World War II was over. There … Continue reading
Posted in Submarines
Tagged Japanese, Ned Beach, submarine, submarines, World War II
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USS Seawolf (SS-197) Article Updated
I updated the article in the Final Patrols section on the USS Seawolf. Her loss is particularly disturbing because a U.S. destroyer escort sank her. I included thoughts from Ned Beach about her loss and a visualization of her final … Continue reading
