Re: U-boats attacked by allied submarines
Posted by:
ROBERT M.
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Date: February 22, 2005 07:20AM
Walter:
On the 14th of August, 1945, the USS TORSK (SS-423) fired a
Mk 28 ("passive-acoustic" heavyweight torpedo) at a Japanese
frigate hich had already detected the submarin's presence. CDR Lewellen then initiated deep submergence procedures and
ordered the crew to rig for silent running. After a tense five minutes, she reached 400 feet and there she launched another torpedo, this time the new passive acoustic MK27 (CUTIE). Almost
immediately, a loud explosion announced that the ffirst torpedo
had found its mark, and a minute later a second explosion sounded, followed by strong breaking-up noises. The secret new torpedoes had proven their worth in battle and TORSK was credited, not only with two enemy warships, but also with sinking the last Japanese warship sunk in World War II.
Later,
ROBERT M.
On the 14th of August, 1945, the USS TORSK (SS-423) fired a
Mk 28 ("passive-acoustic" heavyweight torpedo) at a Japanese
frigate hich had already detected the submarin's presence. CDR Lewellen then initiated deep submergence procedures and
ordered the crew to rig for silent running. After a tense five minutes, she reached 400 feet and there she launched another torpedo, this time the new passive acoustic MK27 (CUTIE). Almost
immediately, a loud explosion announced that the ffirst torpedo
had found its mark, and a minute later a second explosion sounded, followed by strong breaking-up noises. The secret new torpedoes had proven their worth in battle and TORSK was credited, not only with two enemy warships, but also with sinking the last Japanese warship sunk in World War II.
Later,
ROBERT M.
