One glance at the Spadefish (SS-411) battle flag shows that she was one of the most successful World War II submarines Spadefish was the only U.S. submarine launched in 1944 to become one of the war's top ten scoring boats. She downed six ships on her maiden double-barreled patrol and never looked back.
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Life aboard a WWII submarine,
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This review is from: Spadefish: On Patrol with a Top-Scoring WWII Submarine (Paperback)
Spadefish was the only sub launched in 1944 to make the top five in almost every catagory. Interviews with many former crew members give an excellent view of life on board. She only went on five patrols before the war ended the most scary with Operation Barney in the Sea of Japan.Using FM sonar(very unreliable) to navigate mine fields entering and leaving for the first time since the loss of Wahoo.This sub had two dogs on board,Luau from commissioning and her pup Seaweed later on. Both stayed on until decommisioning. Spadefish only served two years and turned in a very impressive record. I highly recomend this book
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This book recounts in great detail the exploits of the crewmembers of this WW II submarine. In fact, it reads much like a debriefing by revealing exact dates, times, and locations of the sub's exploits both in and out of combat. The author credits crewmembers by name and rank of the parts they played in essentially all of the sub's engagements. Anyone who enjoys reading about U.S. Navy heroics will enjoy this book. The author provides a valuable service by preserving a detailed history of one segment of undersea warfare.
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This review is from: Spadefish: On Patrol with a Top-Scoring WWII Submarine (Paperback)
There is a new genre surrounding the 'biographies' of WW2 submarines namely of incorporating as many of the crew members as possible in the review of wartime patrols. This can make the book lengthy and difficult to follow. The author manages to avoid the pitfalls.
It is a good read. I thoroughly enjoyed the book
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submarine division, torpedo roost, leek gun, periscope watch sighted, radar gang, auxiliary gang, starboard track, high periscope, radio gang, tracking party, fuel king, periscope shears, first war patrol, sonar gear, sonar head, diving alarm, radar interference, war patrols, bow planes, stern planes, sonar set, depth charging, sister subs, torpedo room, tower hatch Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Admiral Lockwood, Dan Decker, Marc Island, Bernie Massar, Sea of Japan, Neal Pike, Yellow Sea, Dick Wright, Buck Miller, San Diego, San Francisco, Lieutenant Decker, Bill Ware, Don Martin, Tsushima Strait, Sca of Japan, Yellow Sca, George Cook, Perry Wood, World War, Pearl Harbor, Captain Gern, New London, Royal Hawaiian, Captain Gcrn Browse Sample Pages:
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submarine division, torpedo roost, leek gun, periscope watch sighted, radar gang, auxiliary gang, starboard track, high periscope, radio gang, tracking party, fuel king, periscope shears, first war patrol, sonar gear, sonar head, diving alarm, radar interference, war patrols, bow planes, stern planes, sonar set, depth charging, sister subs, torpedo room, tower hatch Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Admiral Lockwood, Dan Decker, Marc Island, Bernie Massar, Sea of Japan, Neal Pike, Yellow Sea, Dick Wright, Buck Miller, San Diego, San Francisco, Lieutenant Decker, Bill Ware, Don Martin, Tsushima Strait, Sca of Japan, Yellow Sca, George Cook, Perry Wood, World War, Pearl Harbor, Captain Gern, New London, Royal Hawaiian, Captain Gcrn Browse Sample Pages:
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