Steel Shark in the Pacific

by Jaffee, Walter W.

• ISBN13: 9781889901169
• ISBN10: 1889901164
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: Glencannon Pr

Summary

Powerful. Formidable. Sinister. The World War II fleet submarine was a near perfect blend of design, form, and function. This is the story of the USS Pampanito (SS-383): enemy attacks, crash-dives, depth charges, missed targets, "kills" -- and a daring rescue. Part of a U.S. Navy wolf pack that sank a Japanese convoy, she returned later and discovered thousands of Allied prisoners of war abandoned by their captors to die. At great risk, Pampanito's crew rescued as many POWs as they could.

Today, part of San Francisco's museum fleet, she is a portal to World War II's "Silent Service". Pampanito earned six battle stars.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xv
The Fleet Submarine	1	(12)
USS Pampanito (SS-383)	13	(14)
Battlefield Pacific	27	(10)
The First War Patrol	37	(22)
The Second War Patrol	59	(14)
The Third War Patrol	73	(24)
The Fourth War Patrol	97	(12)
The Fifth War Patrol	109	(12)
The Sixth War Patrol	121	(10)
The Last Patrol	131	(8)
From Mothballs to Museum	139	(12)
Restoration	151	(26)
Appendix A --- USS Pampanito SS-383 Specifications	177	(2)
Appendix B --- Officers and Men At Commissioning	179	(2)
Appendix C --- Personnel On The First War Patrol	181	(2)
Appendix D --- Personnel On The Second War Patrol	183	(2)
Appendix E --- Personnel On The Third War Patrol	185	(2)
Appendix F --- Personnel On The Fourth War Patrol	187	(2)
Appendix G --- Personnel On The Fifth War Patrol	189	(2)
Appendix H --- Personnel On The Sixth War Patrol	191	(2)
Appendix I --- POWs Rescued By Pampanito	193	(2)
Appendix J --- Pampanito Staff And Volunteers 2000	195	(2)
Appendix K --- Sponsors	197	(2)
Bibliography	199	(2)
About the Author	201	(2)
Index	203