A sad and ignoble end.

Ducimus · 02-17-11, 05:27 PM

( SS-199 ) USS Tautog.

Commissioned: 3 July 1940
Decommissioned: 8 December 1945

This boat was at pearl harbor during the Dec 7th attack, Not only was she there, she manned her guns and fought back, sharing credit in the first kill of the war.

She completed 13 war patrols, sinking 26 Japanese ships for a total of 72,606 tons. Becoming the top boat of the war in terms of number of ships sunk. (not tonnage, but in number)

She was known as "The Terrible T", and this is how she died.

02-17-11, 05:27 PM	#1
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	A sad and ignoble end. ( SS-199 ) USS Tautog. Commissioned: 3 July 1940 Decommissioned: 8 December 1945 This boat was at pearl harbor during the Dec 7th attack, Not only was she there, she manned her guns and fought back, sharing credit in the first kill of the war. She completed 13 war patrols, sinking 26 Japanese ships for a total of 72,606 tons. Becoming the top boat of the war in terms of number of ships sunk. (not tonnage, but in number) She was known as "The Terrible T", and this is how she died.