sub forced to surface and fires on CV

[Jzanes]

Posting here by request of Don Bowen.

This happened on Jan. 17th, 1942. My submarine, the Shark was forced to the surface by escorts and between getting sunk by the guns of the Zuiho and Tachikaze, she got off two shots at the Zuiho. One spread missed and the other had a hit but it was a dud. Then Shark was sunk by gunfire. the combat event log then said a different sub (Argonaut) had been sunk. Strange.

Submarine attack near Balabac at 70,83

Japanese Ships
DD Tachikaze
CVL Zuiho

Allied Ships
SS Shark, hits 8, and is sunk



DD Tachikaze attacking submerged sub ....
SS Shark forced to surface!
DD Tachikaze firing on surfaced sub ....
CVL Zuiho firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Tachikaze firing on surfaced sub ....
CVL Zuiho firing on surfaced sub ....
CVL Zuiho firing on surfaced sub ....
CVL Zuiho firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Tachikaze firing on surfaced sub ....
CVL Zuiho firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Tachikaze firing on surfaced sub ....
CVL Zuiho firing on surfaced sub ....
Sub slips beneath the waves

[Don Bowen]

Thanks!

[loricas]

similar but sub sunk by sub (I-157 sunk SS Salmon near Iba) reporting the argonaut sunk