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Originally Posted by Randomizer
But to ask a question - was MAD positively attributed to the loss of any US boats? I did some casual checking and couldn't find anything but won't take that as decisive.
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Only one documented incident where MAD almost did that i know of, or at least, the only incident where a sub is confirmed to encounter it.
If you read this book:
http://www.submarinebooks.com/TakeHerDeepNew.htm
Galantin goes into detail on the incident. The Halibut was nearly lossed. The conning tower was so badly "dished in" it had to be abandoned according to Galantin in his book. The damage to the boat was so great, that it was more economical to scrap the boat then fix it. (which they did.. . scrapped the boat) There was a detailed damage report online somewhere but i can't find it at the moment. So you'll have to suffice with this:
http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/...-I.html#SS-232