A pair of historical questions..

Lannes · 12-20-11, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

You'll find interesting information from the Japanese themselves here:
http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AAF/...IJO/index.html

Very nice source material, Ducimus....

Thanks!

Armistead · 12-20-11, 08:46 PM

I think the only crew to ever use the escape hatch was the famous Tang. O'Kane was on the bridge when he fired his last torpedo which was a circle runner that came back and hit Tang. Some of the crew that survived made it to the bow torp room and several escaped using the escape hatch in a few hundred feet of water

I think the book about it is called "Escape from the Deep"...great story. Tells mostly of the last patrol and the men using the escape hatch, several used it but died before making it. Also tells of the wounded and others too afraid to try it that accepted their death with quiet courage.

Also gets into detail of those that escaped being captured and their time as POW's being tortured, etc..

12-20-11, 08:46 PM	#2
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	I think the only crew to ever use the escape hatch was the famous Tang. O'Kane was on the bridge when he fired his last torpedo which was a circle runner that came back and hit Tang. Some of the crew that survived made it to the bow torp room and several escaped using the escape hatch in a few hundred feet of water I think the book about it is called "Escape from the Deep"...great story. Tells mostly of the last patrol and the men using the escape hatch, several used it but died before making it. Also tells of the wounded and others too afraid to try it that accepted their death with quiet courage. Also gets into detail of those that escaped being captured and their time as POW's being tortured, etc..