At 2:30 a.m., it fired its last torpedo ... The best record of any US submarine Commissioned in 1943, USS Tang was a Balao-class diesel-electric submarine with a crew of 87 and an arsenal of ...

One of the more impressive United States submarines is the USS Tang from World War II. In its first outing, the USS Tang sank five enemy ships with just 16 torpedoes. Submarines of the time might ...

2 marks the 75th anniversary of the formal Japanese ... Leibold was one of nine survivors of a crew of 87 on the Navy submarine, USS Tang. The sailors were plucked out of frigid ocean water ...

On October 24, 1944, during World War II, the USS Tang sank off the coast of China. The submarine was destroyed by its own torpedo, which slammed into the port side while launching an attack on a ...

Here is the story of the early submarine, the USS Tang (SS-306), which had a fearsome reputation before meeting its fate on October 25, 1944. The USS Tang was a Balao-class submarine designed to ...

He was a machinist mate, 2nd class, aboard the Tang, which sank in 180 feet of water ... thoughts were focused on his family–his wife and 2-year-old son. Reflecting on loved ones–a wife ...

One noteworthy exception was the eight survivors of the USS Tang, thanks to a remarkable invention called the Momsen Lung. The Momsen Lung was named for its inventor, Charles “Swede” Bowers ...

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Richard O'Kane, who received the Medal of Honor for commanding the Balao-class submarine USS Tang against Japanese navy in the Pacific during World War II to the most successful record of any Navy ...