Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Japanese midget sub

[Marc de Piolenc <piolenc@archivale.com>]

Thanks - I hadn't seen anything about the Madagascar incident. Can you 
point me to your source?

Best,
Marc

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On 2/26/2011 1:45 AM, JimToddPsub@aol.com wrote:
> Marc,
> That was the HMAS/Kuttabul/ they sank killing 21 sailors. It was a
> converted ferry. There were three subs involved. Two subs committed
> suicide and the one that actually sank /Kuttabul/ also sank, but I don't
> know if that was by Allied action or not.
> At Madagascar they severely damaged a battleship and sank an oil tanker.
> Again, none of the midget sub crews survived.
> Later the Japanese used torpedoes modified to accommodate a pilot. They
> had some success, and the fate of the pilots was as you would expect.
> Jim



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