This was the first time survivors escaped a sunken US submarine without assistance from the surface, and the first time a breathing device known as the Momsen lung was used. They burned sensitive documents and endured a Japanese depth charge attack before attempting to escape. Tang eventually sank and hit the sea floor 180 feet below.Ībout 30 men were trapped in the forward torpedo room. One officer managed to swim out of the conning tower but was unable to close the hatch. Of the nine men on the bridge, three were able to successfully swim to the surface. Browse and buy a vast selection of World War II (Submarine And Asw) Books and. The sub was longer than the water was deep, and the buoyancy of the unflooded forward compartments kept the bow above the surface. With most of the rear compartments flooding quickly, Tang's stern section sank. The Mark 18's 570-pound warhead hit Tang's empty aft torpedo room and detonated. Navy PT Boats, Seabees, radar incorporated in planes, ships and weapons, plus the first bombers taking off. O'Kane immediately ordered Tang to accelerate at full emergency power to get ahead of the torpedo, but it was too late. The war also saw many other firsts by the U.S. It often indicates a user profile.īy the time Tang realized the torpedo was heading straight for it, there were only about 15 seconds until impact. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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