Thanks for the link. I just clicked on a random one (USS Puffer), and read through its 9 patrol history. Spent 36 hours submerged under depth charge attack and survived in its first patrol. Went on to be involved in Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Really awesome stuff.
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This might be helpful in picking a few interesting ones from the list.
In World War II, the United States Navy used submarines heavily. Overall, 263 US submarines undertook war patrols, claiming 1,392 ships and 5,583,400 tons during the war.[a] Submarines in the United States Navy were responsible for sinking 540,192 tons or 30% of the Japanese navy and 4,779,902 tons of shipping, or 54.6% of all Japanese shipping in the Pacific Theater. Submarines were responsible for laying 18,553 mines. At the beginning of the war, Japanese merchant ships had a carryi Submarine...
https://usnhistory.navylive.dodlive.mil/2017/03/28/leaders-of-the-deep-top-wwii-submariners-and-their-submarines/
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Was neat reading the official report of the Archer Fish sinking the Shinano.
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