On this day in in 1944, USS Salmon survived, barely.

Bubblehead1980 · 10-30-21, 05:51 PM

This remains one of the more amazing stories of survival from the annals of the Silent Service. One of the older boats still out on patrol in 1944, the Japanese had their ASW game together finally, the chase of a high valued target, the near destruction and dramatic escape, on the surface after exchanging gunfire with an escort, killing all on her (escorts) bridge. If there is ever a sub series along the lines of Band of Brothers or the Pacific, what an episode or two this would make. First time I read it, had to read it again. Skill, bravery, and luck were involved.

See below.
https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN...8/WDR58-7.html

I had a experience in TMO RSRD that came out very similar to the real life experience. When I googled trying to find a link to post (somehow lost it!) my post from 2013 came up in Google results lol. When I was reworking traffic for my TMO Update, I added the Salmon's target and her escorts to show at historic time and place as I did in RSRD. I have to encounter it but will eventually, will be interesting to see how it plays out. Remains one of the most intense depth charge attacks have had in SH 4, even all these years later.

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho...95#post2119095

Arlo · 10-30-21, 08:39 PM

This is amazing! Thank you.

Bubblehead1980 · 11-01-21, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Arlo

This is amazing! Thank you.

Your're welcome. Really is one of the more harrowing stories and surprisingly few people know about it.

Aktungbby · 11-01-21, 01:33 AM

Just to clarify

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1Patriotofmany · 11-01-21, 02:27 PM

Scary stuff, can you imagine being one of the crew?

Bubblehead1980 · 11-01-21, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by 1Patriotofmany

Scary stuff, can you imagine being one of the crew?

I have tried, especially when visit the actual boats, walking through, can imagine it was horrible but of course am sure it was way worse than one can imagine, one of those had to be there things. I often wonder about what we now know PTSD among WW II submariners, especially from incidents such as what SALMON endured.

Bubblehead1980 · 11-01-21, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby

Just to clarify

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Thanks for sharing this.

10-30-21, 05:51 PM	#1
Bubblehead1980 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida USA Posts: 6,922 Downloads: 550 Uploads: 42	On this day in in 1944, USS Salmon survived, barely. This remains one of the more amazing stories of survival from the annals of the Silent Service. One of the older boats still out on patrol in 1944, the Japanese had their ASW game together finally, the chase of a high valued target, the near destruction and dramatic escape, on the surface after exchanging gunfire with an escort, killing all on her (escorts) bridge. If there is ever a sub series along the lines of Band of Brothers or the Pacific, what an episode or two this would make. First time I read it, had to read it again. Skill, bravery, and luck were involved. See below. https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN...8/WDR58-7.html I had a experience in TMO RSRD that came out very similar to the real life experience. When I googled trying to find a link to post (somehow lost it!) my post from 2013 came up in Google results lol. When I was reworking traffic for my TMO Update, I added the Salmon's target and her escorts to show at historic time and place as I did in RSRD. I have to encounter it but will eventually, will be interesting to see how it plays out. Remains one of the most intense depth charge attacks have had in SH 4, even all these years later. https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho...95#post2119095 Last edited by Bubblehead1980; 10-30-21 at 10:29 PM.

10-30-21, 08:39 PM	#2
Arlo The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,304 Downloads: 214 Uploads: 0	This is amazing! Thank you. __________________ -Arlo

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Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,893 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Just to clarify <klik 2 enlarge __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

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1Patriotofmany Commander Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 452 Downloads: 95 Uploads: 0	Scary stuff, can you imagine being one of the crew?