To: Tallguy
We never got to find out, because she hadn't reached combat readiness when Archerfish found her.
143 posted on
07/03/2006 12:32:07 PM PDT by
Doohickey
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To: Doohickey
We never got to find out, because she hadn't reached combat readiness when Archerfish found her.IIRC, the Shinano was being shuttled to another navy yard to be fitted out, and the crew of the Archerfish were stunned that she went down so quickly. Some indication that her watertight compartments were not.
147 posted on
07/03/2006 12:37:00 PM PDT by
Tallguy
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