U.S.S. Wahoo (SS-238)
U.S.S. Wahoo (SS-238)

Author: J. T. McDaniel

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9781932606072

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The American fleet type submarine may well have been the single most effective naval weapon of World War II. While the submarine forces never made up more than 2% of the Navy, submarines sank more than half of all Japanese tonnage sunk during the war in the Pacific.One of the most successful boats, Wahoo was credited with sinking 20 enemy ships for a total of 60,038 tons. This volume contains the complete text of the official reports submitted by her two commanding officers, Marvin G. Kennedy and Dudley W. Morton.Also includes an Introduction, notes, and other additional material, including an article on the problems with the Mark 14 torpedo, which were to prove so frustrating for Wahoo during her sixth war patrol.

U.S.S. Cod (SS-224)
U.S.S. Cod (SS-224)

Author: J. T. McDaniel

Publisher: Riverdale Books

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 9781932606041

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Today tied up on the Cleveland, Ohio waterfront, U.S.S. Cod is the lowest numbered surviving World War II American fleet submarine. During the war, Cod made a total of seven war patrols, operating from Australia, Hawaii and Guam. This book contains the complete text of the war patrol reports submitted by her three wartime commanding officers, Commander James C. Dempsey, Commander James A. Adkins, and Lieutenant Commander Edwin M. Westbrook, Jr. Also included is an Introduction and notes by popular submarine novelist and historian J.T. McDaniel.

U.S.S. Argonaut (SM-1 & SS-475)
U.S.S. Argonaut (SM-1 & SS-475)

Author: J. T. McDaniel

Publisher: Riverdale Electronic Books

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 9781932606157

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During World War II the United States Navy employed two submarines named Argonaut on operations. The first was a giant mine layer, designated SM-1. Built in the 1920s, the first Argonaut made three war patrols, the first, off Midway, having started as a peacetime defensive patrol before commencement of hostilities on 7 December 1941. The full reports for her first two patrols are included. Because she was lost with all hands during her third patrol, no official report exists. A short article is included covering what is known of this patrol, along with a full list of those lost.The second Argonaut (SS-475) was a Tench class fleet type submarine, built by the Portsmouth navy Yard and commissioned in 1945. She made only one war patrol before the Japanese surrender brought the war to an end. The official report of that patrol is also contained in this volume. The second Argonaut survived into the 1970s, spending her final years in Canadian service as HMCS Rainbow.

WWII Submarine Patrol Reports
WWII Submarine Patrol Reports

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1941

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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The main purpose of these submarine war patrol reports was to keep the Commander-in-Chief, US Fleet, and others apprised of the records of submarines in carrying out their primary mission of sinking enemy ships. Most reports are typed mimeograph copies and include daily narratives of a vessel's locations and activities.

U.S.S. Barb (SS-220)
U.S.S. Barb (SS-220)

Author: Everett P. Weaver

Publisher: Riverdale Books

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 419

ISBN-13: 9781932606102

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Among the most successful of all American fleet type submarines, U.S.S. Barb made a total of twelve war patrols. During the course of the war, Barb was credited with sinking a total of 26 enemy ships, including the escort aircraft carrier Unyo. During her final five war patrols, under the command of Eugene B. Fluckey, Barb set a record for innovation and aggressiveness unmatched in the submarine service. In a series of rocket attacks during Patrol 12, Barb became the first American submarine to launch rockets in combat. During the same patrol, volunteer saboteurs slipped ashore and blew up a coastal train, in the process becoming the only Americans to "invade" Japan during the war. An incursion into Namkwan Harbor, on the China coast, during the eleventh war patrol, earned the Medal of Honor for Fluckey. This volume contains the complete text of the 12 war patrol reports filed by Barb's wartime commanding officers. Also included is a Foreword by former Barb officer Everett P. Weaver, an Introduction and extensive notes.