View Single Post
Old 03-17-07, 06:32 AM   #94
Jimbuna
Chief of the Boat
 
Jimbuna's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: 250 metres below the surface
Posts: 190,678
Downloads: 63
Uploads: 13


Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Prof
My first thoughts were IJN Shinano, HMS Royal Oak and USS Indianapolis, but those have already been mentioned.

Then I remembered the sinking of U-864 by HMS Venturer:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unterseeboot_864

The only time in history a submerged submarine has sunk another submerged submarine Pretty impressive attack, too, going by the description on the Wikipedia page.
That was definitely a first and IIRC 'a one off'
__________________
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.
Oh my God, not again!!

Jimbuna is offline   Reply With Quote