Facts
The Submarine That Became a Cemetery
USS Tang was the most successful submarine of WWII, sinking 24 ships. On October 25, 1944, in the Yellow Sea, Tang's own torpedo circled back and hit the sub. Before sinking, crew members on the surfa...
Read MoreThe Submarine Rescue That Shouldn't Have Worked - Tang
When USS Tang was sunk by her own torpedo, Commander O'Kane and survivors in the conning tower sent up a buoy with a note. They were at 180 feet - beyond safe diving depth. A Japanese patrol boat foun...
Read MoreThe Ship That Sank 6 Subs - USS England
In 12 days, USS England sank 6 Japanese submarines in the Solomon Islands, a record never matched. The destroyer escort used sonar to hunt subs. Crews became so confident they reportedly said "another...
Read MoreThe Italian Submarine Captain Who Saved Lives
Prince Junio Valerio Borghese, commander of the Decima Flottiglia MAS, captured partisans and Jews but often released them unofficially. Later, he refused Mussolini's order to execute 150 Italian civi...
Read MoreThe Battle That Saved Australia - Coral Sea
The Battle of Coral Sea was the first naval battle where ships never sighted each other - fought entirely by aircraft. It stopped the Japanese advance toward Australia. Lexington was sunk but saved Au...
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The Admiral Who Sailed Into a Hurricane
"Into the storm, 203 souls saved"
Admiral Ernest King faced an impossible decision in December 1944. Task Force 38 was caught in Typhoon Cobra - three destroyers were sinking, 800 men in the water. Against all naval doctrine, King or...
Read Full StoryThe Captain Who Sank His Own Ship
"He went down with his men, all of them"
Captain Edward Evans commanded HMS Exeter during the Battle of the River Plate in December 1939. Facing the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee, Exeter was crippled, burning, taking on water. ...
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