Dive! World War II Stories of Sailors & Submarines in the Pacific
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“The port was as busy as …”: ibid., 25.
“The air was mild …”: ibid., 26.
“I read the flashes …”: ibid.
USS SEAWOLF
This story has 80 heroes: Historic Naval Ships Association, Submarine War Reports. Web. Accessed 5/20/2015. http://issuu.com/hnsa/docs/ss-197_seawolf_part1. Hereafter SWR with submarine number and name.
CHAPTER FOUR
“ ‘Kid, why don’t you come into this outfit? …’ ”: Frank, Horan, and Eckberg, 7.
“We know we’re different …”: ibid., 6–7.
“Yard workmen were laying …”: ibid., 1.
a nickname he didn’t much like … : Stout, “Frederick Burdett Warder, 95,” New York Times, February 4, 2000, http://www.nytimes.com/.
“I’d be her eyes and ears …”: Frank, Horan, and Eckberg, 3.
“A submarine such as the Wolf …”: ibid., 5.
“Each of us had to know …”: ibid., 11.
“I’d seen a lot …”: ibid., 7.
“Seated at this table …”: ibid., 8.
“The first thing I did …”: ibid., 11.
“a wizard softball player …”: ibid., 12.
“Black, shining black …”: ibid., 12–13.
“familiar odor …”: ibid., 13.
“Marjorie and I …”: ibid., 19.
SUBMARINE SCHOOL: Boat Names, Numbers, and Classes
“diving speed, cruising range …”: Roscoe, 14.
These submarines could: Theodore Roscoe provides an analysis of the Japanese strategic error in ignoring the potential role of the US Submarine Force and a description of the building program. Roscoe, 12–16.
“embodied the best features …”: ibid., 14.
CHAPTER FIVE
“ ‘What are we waiting for?’…”: Frank, Horan, and Eckberg, 28.
“a fluid front …”: Roscoe, 50.
“ ‘Needless to say, you all …’ ”: Frank, Horan, and Eckberg, 29.
“‘You will sink …’ ”: ibid.
“Under way …”: SWR, SS-197 Seawolf.
“We had no chance …”: Frank, Horan, and Eckberg, 29.
“We were constantly …”: ibid.
“As the sun rose …”: ibid.
Whenever the Seawolf ran: Submarine engines from Roscoe, 14.
“sitting ducks” as shells: Discussion of Clark Field from Blair, 132, 129–131.
“We did not have a gun …”: Monroe-Jones and Green, The Silent Service, 29.
Thirty miles away: Sloan, Undefeated, 43.
bombs hit the Sealion: Cavite attack from Naval History and Heritage Command, USS Sealion (SS-195). Web. Accessed 5/16/2015. http://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/u/united-states-submarine-losses/sealion-ss-195.html.
“Topside there was chaos …”: Blair, 134.
“ ‘Man, this is the place …’ ”: Jackson, The Men, 70.
“ ‘The Skipper was watching …’ ”: ibid., 73.
The Sealion would never: Destruction of Sealion from Naval History and Heritage Command. Web. http://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/u/united-states-submarine-losses/sealion-ss-195.html.
“While I was rushing …”: Monroe-Jones and Green, 29.
Seadragon and Pigeon: Roscoe, 30.
“We had many holes …”: Monroe-Jones and Green, 29.
the Pigeon became: Roscoe, 30.
“ ‘Right now Cavite is …’ ”: Frank, Horan, and Eckberg, 31.
“ ‘Ladies and gentlemen …’ ”: ibid.
Don Bell’s real name: Enriquez, “Coping with War,” 2–3. Web. Accessed 5/16/2015.
attack at Cavite killed: Cavite death toll from Sloan, 43.
“The British had failed …”: Blair, 135.
DISPATCH: Ernie Plantz … POW
“ ‘half a cup of rice …’ ”: Jackson, 79.
CHAPTER SIX
“We had missed …”: Frank, Horan, and Eckberg, 31.
“I was too geared up …”: ibid., 30.
“ ‘Eck! Eck! …’ ”: ibid., 31.
“ ‘I can’t figure it out …’ ”: ibid.
“ ‘Give me a bearing …’ ”: ibid.
“I turned my wheel …”: ibid., 31–32.
“Submarines can ram …”: ibid., 32.
“I racked my brains …”: ibid.
on these first patrols: Pioneering patrols from Roscoe, 31.
“Foraying in this fortnight …”: ibid., 32.
called “the overwhelming forces …”: ibid.
to enter Manila Bay: Canopus and Manila Bay from Blair, 134–135, Roscoe, 31.
“As soon as the hatch …”: Frank, Horan, and Eckberg, 32–33.
“Groups of men …”: ibid., 33.
CHAPTER SEVEN
“ ‘Sound has something …’ ”: Frank, Horan, and Eckberg, 34.
“ ‘Up periscope,’ ” followed …”: ibid., 35.
“ ‘What do you have … ?’ ”: ibid.
the order: “ ‘Battle stations.’ ”: ibid.
“Half-naked …”: ibid.
“This was the telltale …”: ibid., 36.
“Two full minutes …”: ibid., 37.
“ ‘Secure battle stations …’ ”: ibid.
“With nightfall …”: ibid.
“Captain Warder and Lieutenant Deragon …”: ibid.
“The Wolf was going …”: ibid.
“The approach was a delicate matter …”: ibid., 38.
“the sense of shock …”: ibid.
“a roaring, snapping …”: ibid., 39.
“To hear the beating …”: ibid.
“ ‘Forward torpedo room, make ready …’ ”: ibid., 40.
“ ‘Open outer doors …’ ”: ibid.
“In the control room below …”: ibid.
“ ‘Forward tubes ready …’ ”: ibid., 41.
“ ‘No, no, wait a minute! …’ ”: ibid.
“Torpedoes are fired …”: ibid.
“There was a sudden whoosh! …”: ibid.
“An erratic fish …”: ibid.
“ ‘Stand by to fire two …’ ”: ibid.
“As each fish left …”: ibid.
“ ‘Sound, do you hear …’ ”: ibid., 42.
“The Wolf shook …”: ibid., 43.
“ ‘Initially, of course …’ ”: Jackson, 102.
went to the Swordfish: Alden and McDonald, United States and Allied Submarine Successes, 27.
“ ‘I can’t understand it …’ ”: Frank, Horan, and Eckberg, 43.
CHAPTER EIGHT
“There wasn’t much we could do …”: ibid., 47.
“The first inkling I had …”: ibid.
“ ‘Well, boys, she’s finished …’ ”: ibid.
“ ‘What’s finished? …’ ”: ibid.
“He’d made tinsel …”: ibid.
“the wildest collection of junk …”: ibid., 49.
“There was a lump in my throat …”: ibid., 50–51.
“Gus Wright came into the mess hall …”: ibid., 51.
events in the Philippines: Morison, 83–86.
“Should he abandon …”: Blair, 153.
“ ‘We arrived late Christmas afternoon …’ ”: ibid.
“ ‘This was a very tough decision …’ ”: ibid., 154–155.
“At dusk we surfaced …”: Frank, Horan, and Eckberg, 56–57.
“ ‘Here’s the dope …’ ”: ibid., 57.
“ ‘These are slow-burning,’ …”: ibid.
“As I crossed …”: ibid.
“It seemed we were taking …”: ibid., 58, 60.
“The first moment I had …”: ibid., 59–60.
BRIEFING: The Submarine War
Division 202: Asiatic Fleet from Blair, 82.
“The functions of the tender …”: Roscoe, 16–17.
“The two submarine commands …”: Blair, 203.
TIMELI
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Timelines: Data for timelines is drawn from the works of Blair and Morison.
PART TWO
“You say I’m punchy? …”: LaVO, Back from the Deep, 75.
“The torpedo scandal …”: Blair, 879.
CHAPTER NINE
“ ‘Are we a sub or a transport? …’ ”: Frank, Horan, and Eckberg, 64.
“You will remove …”: SWR, SS-197 Seawolf.
“We packed ammunition …”: Frank, Horan, and Eckberg, 65.
“ ‘If they get us …’ ”: ibid.
intercom: “ ‘Call the Captain!’ ”: ibid.
“ ‘Captain, I see something …’ ”: ibid.
“ ‘Well, I’ll be …’ ”: ibid., 66.
“ ‘How we going to …’ ”: ibid.
“We were gliding …”: ibid., 69.
“We were already …”: ibid.
Seawolf docked: Seawolf at Corregidor from SWR, SS-197 Seawolf.
“I saw men sleeping …”: ibid., 72.
“ ‘You can set your watch …’ ”: ibid., 71.
“All I knew was …”: ibid.
“I could see searchlights …”: ibid., 73.
“Our men were now making …”: ibid., 70.
DISPATCH: Gold “Sandbags”
“ ‘Our weight condition …’ ”: Roscoe, 79.
“ ‘We requested …’ ”: ibid., 79–80.
bar of gold was missing: Blair, 207–208.
USS CANOPUS
“A less likely candidate …”: Sackett, “History of the Canopus,” Ch. I. Web. Accessed 7/21/15. http://as9.larryshomeport.com/html/chapter_i.html.
CHAPTER TEN
“The defenders of Bataan …”: Morris, Corregidor, 394.
“The tough old girl …”: Sackett, Ch. IV.
“We had refrigeration …”: ibid., Ch. VIII.
“ ‘She was one fine …’ ”: Sloan, 107.
“The Canopus seemed reluctant …”: Sackett, Ch. IX.
“I tore down …”: Jopling, Warrior in White, 35.
“We had nothing to eat …”: ibid., 36.
“Here I was put in the Operating Room …”: ibid., 38.
“drank unboiled water …”: ibid., 39–40.
“Walking out …”: ibid., 42.
“ ‘Those eyes just followed us,’ ”: Norman, We Band of Angels, 87.
“At times we would be …”: Jopling, 44.
“I was so sick …”: ibid., 45.
“ ‘Get up and get out …’ ”: ibid., 47.
“the world was bright …”: ibid.
“Suppose something had happened …”: Sackett, Ch. X.
“the dark bulk of Corregidor …”: ibid.
USS SPEARFISH
“War Patrol Report …”: SWR, SS-190 Spearfish.
CHAPTER ELEVEN
“The hatch was such a small opening …”: Jopling, 47.
“They had a single-layer chocolate cake …”: ibid.
“later one of the crew members …”: ibid.
“ ‘Almost immediately after our boarding …’ ”: Monroe-Jones and Green, 63–64.
One hundred and seventy-three … : Blair, 197.
“Our inability …”: ibid., 78.
“ ‘Your self-sacrifice …’ ”: Norman, 221.
“ ‘You have served …’ ”: ibid., 222.
“Everyone was very quiet …”: Jopling, 50.
“ ‘There were three heads …’ ”: Monroe-Jones and Green, 64.
“The submariners were so good to us …”: Jopling, 50.
“sounded like a Model T Ford car horn …”: ibid., 50–51.
“All we saw …”: ibid., 51.
“The crew was very ingenious …”: ibid.
“Working on the sympathies …”: ibid., 53.
“who had just …”: ibid., 52.
“One pint-sized girl …”: Lockwood, Sink ’Em All, 11.
“ ‘We spent our lives …’ ”: Norman, 272.
SUBMARINE SCHOOL: Operating the Head
“The water closet installation …”: The Fleet Type Submarine, 102–103.
SUBMARINE SCHOOL: Women Can Now Serve …
“ ‘We are the most capable …’ ”: Copeland, “Submarine Force Will Begin Integration of Enlisted Women.” Web. http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=85274.
CHAPTER TWELVE
improvised song: “‘Sink ’em all …’ ”: Lockwood, 2.
“These fighting words …”: ibid.
“ ‘The boys here …’ ”: Blair, 274.
“The thin faces …”: Lockwood, 5.
“Beyond a doubt …”: ibid., 3.
“The submariners needed …”: ibid., 4.
magnetic exploder: Torpedo exploders at Aparri from Blair, 136.
“ ‘torpedoes were no … good …’ ”: ibid., 290.
“During the thirty five minutes …”: SWR, SS-188 Sargo.
“To make round trips …”: SWR, SS-184 Skipjack.
“So much evidence …”: Lockwood, 8–9.
“ ‘It took Charlie Lockwood …’ ”: Blair, 275.
“incompetent dunderheads.”: Beach, Salt and Steel, 142.
“Bringing our torpedo runs closer …”: Lockwood, 9.
USS TRIGGER
USS Trigger: SWR, SS-237 Trigger.
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
“There she was, a great …”: Beach, Submarine!, 4.
“ ‘Stay in the big ships …’ ”: Beach, Salt and Steel, 57.
“leaning, leaking, lopsided …”: ibid.
“To me, she certainly wasn’t …”: Beach, Submarine!, 4.
“two and a half …”: ibid.
“If they lack judgment …”: ibid., 5.
“All ships have souls …”: ibid., 4.
“Fill her up …”: ibid., 7.
“Our chance came suddenly,”: ibid., 8.
“The success of this battle …”: Morison, 148.
US fleet … Japan’s forces: Japanese and American forces from ibid., 148–149.
attack on Midway: Battle of Midway from Blair, 234–249; Morison, 147–163.
“and maybe—maybe …”: Beach, Submarine!, 8.
“All night long …”: ibid.
“There were great black rocks …”: Beach, Salt and Steel, 93.
“ ‘Sound the collision alarm!’ ”: ibid.
“Disaster was on us …”: ibid., 93–94.
“We backed …”: Beach, Submarine!, 8.
“And then came dawn …”: ibid.
“We hoped for …”: Beach, Salt and Steel, 95.
“At this point,” said Ned … : ibid.
“ ‘She’s moving!’ ”: Beach, Submarine!, 9.
“Incredulously we look …”: ibid.
“When our skipper reported …”: Beach, Salt and Steel, 97.
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
“It took Trigger …”: Beach, Submarine!, 10.
an absolute zero: Beach, Salt and Steel, 130.
“upbeat, ‘let-me-at-’em’ …”: Finch, Beneath the Waves, 25.
“With his arrival …”: Beach, Salt and Steel, 131.
“He was steaming along steadily …”: Beach, Submarine!, 11.
“ ‘Get right astern …’ ”: Beach, Salt and Steel, 132.
“It would soon be time …”: ibid.
“ ‘Captain!’ I yelled …’ ”: ibid.
“ ‘Collision Alarm! He’s trying …’ ”: ibid.
“ ‘Watertight doors shut …’ ”: ibid., 133.
“one of the steadiest men …”: ibid.
to Wilson. “ ‘Right full rudder!’ ”: ibid.
“ ‘Rudder is right full.’ ”: ibid.
“It was like driving a car …”: ibid., 133–134.
“If Wilson’s muscles …”: ibid., 134.
“We would pass clear …”: ibid.
“ ‘Ned, are you a hero?’ …”: ibid.
“ ‘If we’re going to have …’ ”: ibid., 135.
“behind
the wisecracks …”: ibid.
SUBMARINE SCHOOL: “I Have the Conn”
“Navy doctrine prescribes …”: ibid., 91.
BRIEFING: African American Submariners …
“Few thrills …”: Knoblock, Black Submariners in the United States Navy, 1940–1975, 3.
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
“About four hours …”: Beach, Submarine!, 218.
“We’ll be lucky …”: ibid.
“My God! We see …”: ibid., 218–219.
“Our tanker should be …”: ibid., 219.
“‘Wow! It’s a destroyer …’ ”: ibid.
“We are at 300 feet …”: ibid., 220–221.
“How Trigger manages to hold together …”: ibid.
“With each succeeding shock …”: ibid, 220–221.
“No matter which way …”: ibid., 221.
three hundred feet below: ibid., 222.
“Two or three men are near collapse …”: ibid., 222.
“We wonder why the six escorts …”: ibid., 223.
“Our battery and oxygen …”: ibid.
“We head for the biggest gap …”: ibid., 224.
“All at once he stops …”: ibid.
“There is nothing to compare …”: ibid.
“Wilson served two more …”: Beach, Salt and Steel, 154.
“Since there would be some planning …”: ibid., 159.
“The third night was a …”: Beach, Submarine!, 267–268.
“Three days we waited …”: Beach, Salt and Steel, 159.
“With submarines there is …”: Beach, Submarine!, 268.
Walter Pye Wilson: Knoblock, 381–382.
“nothing in her worked …”: Beach, Salt and Steel, 224.
DISPATCH: Waiting for Word
“is not the sudden realization …”: ibid., 182.
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
“might have chosen to …”: Blair, 353.
“It was a ticklish business …”: Frank, Horan, and Eckberg, 168.
“throwing out depth charges …”: ibid., 176.
“ ‘Oh, here’s another one …’ ”: ibid., 177.
“It seemed as if …”: ibid., 178.
“ ‘He apparently doesn’t see us …’ ”: ibid.
“ ‘Yes, Captain, I have him …’ ”: ibid.
“ ‘This is a 5,000 …’ ”: ibid.
“ ‘I can see them …’ ”: ibid.
“It suddenly dawned on me …’ ”: ibid., 181.
“We’d settled on dinner …”: ibid., 170–171.
“For many weeks I hadn’t …”: ibid., 185.
“I climbed topside …”: ibid., 186.
“The harbor on both sides …”: ibid.
“When it came time for me …”: ibid., 195–196.
“ ‘I have been very fortunate …’ ”: ibid., 196.