This Day in Naval History - Sept. 30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1918 - During World War I, German submarine (U 152) sinks USS Ticonderoga. Seriously wounded early in the battle, commanding officer Lt. Cmdr. James J. Madison remains on the bridge controlling the ships fight until she is abandoned. The lost included 112 Sailors and 101 Soldiers and was the greatest combat loss of life on any US Navy ship during World War I. For his exceptionally heroic service during this action, Lt. Cmdr. Madison is awarded the Medal of Honor. 1943 - USS Bowfin (SS 287) delivers supplies and evacuates people from Siquijor Island, Philippines and sinks Japanese cargo ship, Mitake Maru. Also on this date, USS Harder (SS 257) sinks Japanese auxiliary submarine chaser No.3 Shosei Maru, while USS Pogy (SS 266) sinks Japanese army transport, Maebashi Maru, 300 miles east of Palau. 1944 - USS Nautilus (SS 168) lands 95 tons of supplies, 70 drums of gasoline, and four drums of oil at a designated spot on Panay, Philippine Islands and embarks 47 evacuees (seven servicemen, 10 women, five civilian males, and 25 children). 1944 - USS Fessenden (DE 142) depth charges and sinks German submarine, (U 1062), south of the Cape Verde Islands. 1954 - The worlds first nuclear-powered submarine, USS Nautilus (SSN 571), is commissioned at Groton, Conn. On Aug. 3, 1958, she is the first U.S. vessel to transit across the geographic North Pole. Nautilus now serves as the historic ship at the Submarine Force Museum at Groton.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 14:19:59 +0000
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