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Lagarto’s Diminishing JANAC Score

The JANAC postwar assessment credited the USS Largarto (SS-371) for 7,664 tons in three enemy vessels. The vessels scored to her were two cargo ships and the IJN submarine RO-49 (see http://tiny.cc/qnouj). The largest of these in terms of tonnage … Continue reading

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A Wonderful Time To Be Alive

I think it is great to be living in a time when technology has made it possible to locate the remains of so many American submarines lost during  World War II.  Since 2005, the hulks of USS Lagarto (SS-371), USS … Continue reading

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