Submarines are cool, there's no better way to put it. They're boats that travel underwater, and since military ones don't so much as have a single porthole, they use echo location to navigate. One of ...
During the Second World War, the U.S. Navy referred to its submarines and their crews as “The Silent Service.” Fittingly, the late great historian Clay Blair Jr. – himself a WWII submariner – chose ...
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America's deadliest World War II submarine was killed by its last shot
USS Tang was the deadliest American submarine of World War II, credited with sinking 33 enemy ships across five combat patrols. Commanded by Richard O'Kane, she became one of the most feared ...
At about 2:30 a.m. on October 25, 1944, USS Tang fired one of the last torpedoes of its patrol in the Formosa Strait. The submarine had already devastated Japanese shipping in a series of night ...
Submarines are fraught with danger, especially in times of war. Often tasked with operating solo or in pairs, submarines end up going on perilous missions to disrupt material shipping, enemy vessels, ...
There were 569 crewmen of Mare Island submarines lost during World War II, including USS Wahoo and USS Tang. Thanks to Myrna Hayes and Larry Maggini, they won’t be forgotten. For the 19th time, a ...
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