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In the News (Mon 28 May 12)

  
  Narwhal (SS167)
She rendezvoused with Nautilus (SS-168) 11 May off the northern side of Attu, and the two ships, debarked Army Scouts in rubber boats for the preliminary landings in the recapture of the island, a venture successfully completed 29 May. Narwhal returned to Pearl Harbor with a stopover at Dutch Harbor 14 to 18 May.
That night the submarine closed the shore and fired 56 rounds of 6-inch projectiles to destroy several gasoline storage tanks and set fires around a power house and pumping station area before she had to retreat from the salvos directed at her.
Two days later she unloaded the rest of her cargo and 37 men at Negros Island and took on her last passengers, 26 in all, for the trip to Brisbane.
www.hazegray.org /danfs/submar/ss167.htm   (1844 words)

  
 USS Narwhal - SS-167
Rendezvoused with Nautilus (SS-168) off the northern side of Attu, and the two ships, debarked Army Scouts in rubber boats for the preliminary landings in the recapture of the island.
That night the submarine closes the shore and fires 56 rounds of 6-inch projectiles to destroy several gasoline storage tanks and set fires around a power house and pumping station area before she retreating from the salvos directed at her.
Narwahl offloads the balance of her cargo and 37 men at Negros Island and embarks 26 passengers.
www.earth2.net /usnavy/ss167/ss167_05.php   (1483 words)

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