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Re: US Submarines vis-a-vis U-Boats--Tonnage Sunk by US Subs
Posted by:
ROBERT M.
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Date: December 12, 2005 05:25PM
Forest:
"After the war the Joint Army-Navy Assessment Committee reviewed the Japanese records and determined that SHINANO was the largest ship sunk by a submarine. The Japanese listed her as 69,000 tons, and the committee confirmed her at 69,000
tons."
Excerpt from "SHINANO: The Sinking of Japan's Secret Supership"
by Captain Joseph F. Enright, USN - (1987) - Top of page 212.
And have a great day,
ROBERT M.
"After the war the Joint Army-Navy Assessment Committee reviewed the Japanese records and determined that SHINANO was the largest ship sunk by a submarine. The Japanese listed her as 69,000 tons, and the committee confirmed her at 69,000
tons."
Excerpt from "SHINANO: The Sinking of Japan's Secret Supership"
by Captain Joseph F. Enright, USN - (1987) - Top of page 212.
And have a great day,
ROBERT M.