[PSUBS-MAILIST] More history bits....

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FRIENDLY FIRE. (Pacific) On October 25, 1944, the American submarine
Tang, commanded by Commander Richard O'Kane, was chasing a damaged
Japanese warship that had fallen behind the convoy it had been
escorting.  During an engagement the day before, the Tang had fired all
her torpedoes except one, at the convoy.  Now its commander was
determined to finish off the damaged warship using the last torpedo. 
Catching up with the limping ship, the Tang surfaced and fired its
torpedo.  From the bridge, Commander O'Kane and eight of his officers,
looked in amazement as the wake of the torpedo made a complete circle
around their ship.  The circle got smaller and smaller until a terrific
explosion blew them all from the bridge and into the water.  The Tang
sank fast as tons of water poured into her hull.  Seventy-eight officers
and men of the Tang lost their lives.  When Japanese destroyers arrived
on the scene only nine men had survived to be picked up and taken
prisoner.  They all survived the war.