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Originally Posted by Bill Nichols
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Originally Posted by Chock
According to the The Encyclopedia of American Submarines, Tang (SS-306) is credited with sinking 24 vessels for a total of 93,824 tons. Does anyone know if this is actually the correct figure?
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I'm researching this now. I suspect the larger number (31 ships for over 200,000 tons) is based on O'Kane's patrol reports, the lower number on post-war assessment. |
You are correct. According to Clay Blair's
Silent Victory O' Kane posted 31 ships sunk for a total of 227,800 tons sunk in his patrol reports. However, JANAC credited O' Kane with 24 ships sunk for a total of 93, 824 tons.
And if you are wondering, on his third patrol O' Kane posted 8 ships sunk for a total of 56,000 tons in his report, but JANAC credited him with 10 ships for a total of 39,100 tons just as Bill_Nichols stated.
When it comes to ships and tonnage sunk for a patrol, I tend to believe the one who was there when it happened.