Download or read book United States Submarine Losses written by Naval History Division and published by . This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: United States submarines compiled a tremendous record of achievement during World War II, but they paid heavily for their successes. A total of 52 submarines were lost, including 48 sunk directly or indirectly by enemy action. The personnel losses - 374 officers and 3,131 operational enlisted men - represented 16 percent of the officers and 13 percent of the enlisted men in the "silent service." Although relatively meager compared to Germany's losses of 700 to 800 subs and the 128 lost by Japan, this roll call of honor was still higher than that for other types of Allied ships. Three valuable appendices list the subs lost by Germany, Japan, and Italy."United States Submarine Losses: World War II" is a ship-by-ship description of each American sub lost at sea, including as many facts as can be determined regarding the circumstances of their sinking, as well as brief accounts of the combat accomplishments of each vessel and a list of their crew members at the time of their loss. These concise vignettes cover some of the most renowned submarines of the war, such as the Tang, which in its five patrols was credited with sinking 31 Japanese ships totaling 227,800 tons and damaging two, for a total of 4,100 tons - a record unexcelled among American subs. Some ships gained fame in the Navy for other reasons, such as the five Japanese destroyers sunk by the Harder - four on one patrol - "earning the reputation of being the Submarine Force's most terrible opponent of destroyers." This important book serves as a valuable reference work, an account of the often heroic efforts of U.S. Navy submarines in World War II, and a memorial tribute to the submariners who gave their lives for their country. 1946; reprinted 1963: 248 pages, ill.
Download or read book United States Submarine Losses in World War II written by United States Navy and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-09-01 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally printed in 1946 at the order of Vice Admiral Lockwood, Commander of Submarines, Pacific Fleet, United States Submarine Losses memorializes the 374 officers and 3131 men lost at sea between 1941 and 1945. It also chronicles the gallantry and persistence of these men, who under the most difficult conditions possible, performed critical missions and almost single-handedly decimated Japan¿s merchant fleet. ¿To those whose contribution meant the loss of sons, brothers or husbands in this war,¿ Admiral Lockwood noted in a speech given on Navy Day, 1945, ¿ I can assure you that they went down fighting and that their brothers who survived them took a grim toll of our savage enemy to avenge their deaths. May God rest their gallant souls.¿ This book is a testament to all those, living and dead, who served in the Silent Service in WWII. This enhanced, softbound edition features the entire original text and includes an official appendix of Axis submarine losses.
Download or read book United States Submarine Losses World War II written by United States. Naval History Division and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book U S Submarine Losses written by United States. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Submarine Force and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book United States Submarine Losses World War II written by États-Unis. Naval history division and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book U s Submarine Losses World War II written by Us Pacific Fleet Comm Submarine Forces and published by Gardners Books. This book was released on 2014-03-12 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States Navy operated long range fleet submarines in the Pacific during World War II in what has often been referred to as a 'forgotten' campaign. In fact the operations of these submarines in the Pacific contributed greatly to the war against Japan, depriving her of much needed supplies as well as curtailing troop movements and reinforcements during the 'island war.'This book details the histories of all US submarine losses during the Second World War together with a report of all operational cruises carried out by each vessel. Each submarine is described from the first to the last war patrol, and actions and sinkings are included. There is also a list of all Medal of Honour recipients, and a crew list of men lost.This is an important book to anyone studying naval warfare in the Pacific during World War II, and serves as the basis for further study of the submarine campaign carried out by the US Navy in particular. Illustrated with a number of photographs of personnel and vessels, it will serve as a first class introduction to the subject.
Download or read book Japanese Submarine Losses to Allied Submarines in World War II written by Vernon J. Miller and published by Merriam Press. This book was released on 1999-07 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Official Chronology of the U S Navy in World War II written by Robert J Cressman and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2016-10-15 with total page 867 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten years after the close of World War II, the U.S. Navy published a chronology of its operations in the war. Long out of print, the work focused on what were then defined as critical and decisive events. It ignored a multitude of combat actions as well as the loss or damage of many types of U.S. ships and craft—particularly auxiliaries, amphibious ships, and district craft—and entirely omitted the U.S. submarine campaign against Japanese shipping, This greatly expanded and updated study, now available in paperback with an index, goes far beyond the original work, drawing on information from more than forty additional years of historical research and writing. Massive, but well organized, it addresses operational aspects of the U.S. Navy’s war in every theater.
Download or read book U S Submarine Losses World War II written by United States. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Submarine Force and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book U Boats Destroyed written by Paul Kemp and published by Cassell. This book was released on 1999 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique, single-source reference to the subjectFully sourced and set out for ease of referenceAll theatres of action and losses incurred in harbour and during constructionCause of loss always quoted where known
Download or read book U S Submarine Losses World War II written by United States Naval Personnel Bureau and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Men written by Stephen Leal Jackson and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Submarine duty during World War II was one of the most statistically deadly, physically demanding, and emotionally challenging assignments in the U. S. Navy. The boats had few crew comforts, and war patrols, typically thirty to sixty days in length, were so exhausting that the submarine sailors often got a month of rest after each patrol. What would motivate men to volunteer for this unmistakably difficult and dangerous job? This is the question that The Men will answer using the oral histories of enlisted submarine veterans, a collection of letters of one sailor who did not return, and other primary sources. These volunteers, from diverse locales and backgrounds, ignored the danger, accepted the privations, and exalted in the camaraderie. Their excitement, fear, and humble heroism is captured in their own words; the real story of the undersea war in the Pacific told by the men who fought it. A veteran of the United States Navy, Stephen Leal Jackson spent eight years in the submarine force serving on the USS Los Angeles (SSN 688) and the USS Florida(SSBN 728). Jackson's service included several Western Pacific cruises to the oceans, lands, and ports described in The Men. A lifelong student of American history, Jackson's ongoing research concentrates specifically on World Wars I and II. Jackson received his Master of Arts in American History from Providence College and is currently in the Ph.D. program at Salve Regina University. Jackson has served as the primary spokesperson for a major electrical utility on nuclear and environmental issues. His unique perspective as a onetime navy enlisted submariner, trained historian, and skilled communicator allows Jackson to provide clear and easy access to the fascinating experiences of the men who fought the undersea battles during World War II.
Download or read book Sunk The Story Of The Japanese Submarine Fleet 1941 1945 written by Lt.-Com. Mochitsura Hashimoto and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happened to Japan’s submarines and what sort of fight did they put up? As far as Japan was concerned, the recent war was waged according to a rigid strategy. There was no detailed operational planning. It was a fight in which science had been ignored. In such circumstances the submarine, always highly vulnerable unless used intelligently, was inevitably sacrificed. Throughout the war the whole submarine fleet was in reality a special attack force in which, in the absence of scientific weapons, the crews were just so much human ammunition. Today we hear much about rearmament. If money is to be spent on armaments, it should be used for scientific development. Never again must we go to war with only a bamboo lance. The Japanese Submarine Fleet was entirely wiped out, but the martial spirits of its sailors are still with us on the far-flung oceans. In the Pacific, the Indian Ocean, and the Atlantic we remember the multitude of resentful sleeping warriors; in our ears we hear the whisper of the “voice from the bottom of the sea.” Thus, as one of the few submarine captains to survive, I have taken up my pen to try to record something of the unknown hardships and successes of our submarines. “Despite the gloomy conditions under which they worked, our submarines fought well, and the grim story of Japanese submarine units has been well recorded by former Lieutenant Commander Hashimoto. “It is certainly valuable material, and I wish to recommend it as an excellent history.”—S. Toyoda, Former C.-in-C., Combined Fleet, IJN
Download or read book United States Submarine Men Lost During World War II written by Paul W. Wittmer and published by P.W. Wittmer Publications. This book was released on 2005 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compilation of basic information on all the known men who died while in, or attached to, a command of the U.S. Submarine Service; including passengers lost on U.S. Submarines has been undertaken by a former U.S. Submarine Veteran of WWII, Paul W. Wittmer. A two volume work of more than 1,000 pages, embracing more than 3,600 United States Submarine Men Lost During World War II. The bulk of the work consists of a record on each man with his complete name, rate or rank, the boat or command he was associated with, his approximate date of death, his hometown, and the state where he enlisted from, his service number, awards, date and place of birth, names of his parents, when known. The U.S. tablets where he is memorialized or interred is part of each record. A comment is included if the man had a wife at the time of his loss. It is an 8-1/2" x 11" publication, intended to be a historic reference work for researchers and an aid for family members who desire additional information about their relative who went off to war and did not return. The records are alphabetically arranged with three to four files per page. A comb binding permits a lay-flat publication in easy to read print. The stories of each one of the 52 U.S. Submarines lost during WWII are included.
Download or read book The Lost Submarine written by Nancy Kenney and published by . This book was released on 2012-10-19 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Japanese Naval and Merchant Shipping Losses During World War II by All Causes written by United States. Joint Army-Navy Assessment Committee and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
