TORPEDOES I agree with R. R. F.’s article about torpedoes in the Review. He is talking about a quiet electric propelled torpedo with a little…
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SUBMARINE ORAL HISTORIES
The reader is reminded that recorded history can mislead. This is not to deny that many published sources are essentially accurate. On the other hand…
ISSUES,CONFLICT, AND THE LEAGUE
Conflict in life is inevitable. The bad news is that it can cause crisis. The good news is that it can create opportunity. The key …
A TORPEDO CALLED ALICE
You say, why call a torpedo “ALICE.” As an old Chief Torpedoman told me, “Son, torpedoes are like women. Treat them with tender loving care…
THE KAITEN MINI-SUB
The most formidable torpedo in any nation’s arsenal in World War II was the Japanese Type 93, or Long Lance, as it was called because…
BOMBS VERSUS TORPEDOES
A 1975 article entitled “Forecasting in Military Affairs”, by Y. V. Chuyev and Y.B. Mikhaylov, helps to explain why the Soviets make their submarines the…
SUBMARINE SCHOOL OFFICER TRAINING
The Submarine School’s Mission Statement has been rephrased many times since the School was founded in 1917. Presumably most versions, however, resemble the 1984 mission:…
THE BONEFISH IN WWII
At a dedication of the Bonefish Memorial (symbolized by a MK 14 torpedo) at Bangor, Washington on 16 March 1984, Tom Hogan, Bonefish’s first skipper,…
THE ANTISHIP TORPEDO
The big warships being built by the Soviets indicate an intent to contest control of those seas vital to U.S. interests. The Soviet Navy can…
SLIPPERY SKINS FOR SPEEDIER SUBS
The Soviets have the fastest subs in the world. Very possibly they have already begun to exploit new and sometimes bizarre ways of coaxing extra…