[henkster]

More information on sinking of IJN Kongo by USS Sealion II:

http://www.combinedfleet.com/eclipkong.html

[PeterPrinciple]

The KONGO was, in fact, sinking , and damage control had lost the battle to prolong her life. If any confirmation was needed, it was provided when they heard the Chief DCO had committed suicide in frustration at the failure.

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Fascinating story. Guess I am noticing the suicides this morning, seems like they are everywhere in the Japanese military. Was a movie ever made of this?

[PeterPrinciple]

Eli Thomas Reich

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Thomas_Reich

a highly decorated United States Navy officer and World War II submarine commander — the only one to sink a battleship during the war.

Shortly after his retirement from the Navy, Reich was named director of the Emergency Energy Allocations Program, which was responsible for the distribution of oil and gasoline during the 1973 oil crisis. Described as a “crusty three-star admiral” by syndicated columnists Rowland Evans and Robert Novak, Admiral Reich was reported by the columnists to have told staff members:
“I don’t give a damn for the public image. We’re not here to create an image. We’re to do a job—my way. And that’s the military way.”
After a short time at the job, Admiral Reich clashed with energy chief William E. Simon, and he left the newly formed Department of Energy.