Got Dolphins? USS Bang (SS-385) a Balao-class submarine (LCDR. A.R. Gallaher) torpedoed and damaged the Japanese fleet tanker Miri Maru (10564 GRT), and the Japanese merchant tanker Sarawak Maru (5135 GRT) in the South China sea west of Luzon, Philippines. Second War Patrol On 6 June, USS Bang put to sea on her second war patrol, the timing of which coincided with the preliminaries to the Mariana Islands invasion. Consequently, she was assigned to waters to the west of that island group so that she would be in position to intercept any Japanese warships or transports steaming eastward to parry the American offensive thrust. While en route to her station, the submarine encountered a lone northbound tanker on 14 June 1944. Although hampered by heavy rain squalls and turbulent seas, Bang launched a spread of three torpedoes, one of which hit and damaged the target, but did not sink her. The submarine could not finish off this enemy ship because her orders requir... Δείτε περισσότερα
Posted on: Sat, 29 Jun 2013 21:42:10 +0000
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