longest career by a U.S. skipper?

Bilge_Rat · 02-20-12, 04:30 PM

This is more of a trivia question, but does anyone know which U.S. skipper served for the longest time at sea in WW2?

I was reading up on Wreford "Moon" Chapple who commanded S-38 in Manila on dec. 8/41 and famously sneaked into Lingayen Gulf to sink an enemy transport. He was then given command of U.S.S. Permit in feb. 42 and took her out on 6 war patrols until august 43. He then commissioned U.S.S. Bream and took her out on 3 war patrols in june-november 44, pulling into port as skipper for the last time on november 22nd, 1944.

so 3 boats=10 war patrols=3 years. Did anyone have a longer wartime career?

02-20-12, 04:30 PM	#1
Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,856 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	longest career by a U.S. skipper? This is more of a trivia question, but does anyone know which U.S. skipper served for the longest time at sea in WW2? I was reading up on Wreford "Moon" Chapple who commanded S-38 in Manila on dec. 8/41 and famously sneaked into Lingayen Gulf to sink an enemy transport. He was then given command of U.S.S. Permit in feb. 42 and took her out on 6 war patrols until august 43. He then commissioned U.S.S. Bream and took her out on 3 war patrols in june-november 44, pulling into port as skipper for the last time on november 22nd, 1944. so 3 boats=10 war patrols=3 years. Did anyone have a longer wartime career? __________________