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SurfnSea · 02-10-08, 03:42 PM

"Another US submarine (whos name eludes me at the moment), endured a 48 hour depth charging before the escorts broke off its attack. The captain of this boat, with his sub low on batteries, and oxygen, was seriously considering surfacing and fighting with the deck gun. Thankfully the japanese destroyer broke off its attack before this plan of action was carried out."

Could the submarine you're talking about be the USS Puffer? They were down, "...a record thirty seven hours and forty-five minutes." This was around August-December 1943. I found this information in Volume 1 of Silent Service by Clay Blair, pages 470-471.

02-10-08, 03:42 PM	#41
SurfnSea Electrician's Mate Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 137 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	"Another US submarine (whos name eludes me at the moment), endured a 48 hour depth charging before the escorts broke off its attack. The captain of this boat, with his sub low on batteries, and oxygen, was seriously considering surfacing and fighting with the deck gun. Thankfully the japanese destroyer broke off its attack before this plan of action was carried out." Could the submarine you're talking about be the USS Puffer? They were down, "...a record thirty seven hours and forty-five minutes." This was around August-December 1943. I found this information in Volume 1 of Silent Service by Clay Blair, pages 470-471.