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Circular Torpedo Runs
Circular or wild running torpedoes were greatly feared by American submariners during World War II. When submerged, a submarine’s sonar operator was the first person to hear the terrifying sounds from a torpedo they had just fired as it unexpectedly … Continue reading
Posted in Submarines
Tagged circular runs, circular torpedo, Growler, submarine, submariners, submarines, Tang, torpedo, Triton, Tullibee, World War II
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The Deadly Radar Contact
Sixty-eight years ago today the submarine USS S-44 (SS-155) was stalking a radar contact east of Kamchatka Peninsula in the Kurile Islands. Her radar operator had identified the contact as a Japanese merchant ship. The S-44 gave the order for … Continue reading
Posted in Final Patrols
Tagged Ashio copper mines, escort, IGN, Ishigaki, Kurile Islands, Naval Interrogation Camp, Ofuna, Paramushiro Island, radar, S-44, Shimushu-class, submarine, submariners, USS S-44, World War II
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The Short Career of the USS Flier
The USS Flier’s career lasted for just over a year before she struck an enemy mine near the Balabac Strait and sank. Fourteen of her eighty-six crewmen escaped into the water before she sank. However, only eight of them survived … Continue reading
