By Joseph F. Enright
In 1944, Japan's mightiest airplane provider used to be attacked on her top-secret maiden voyage through a lone American submarine, this can be the untold tale of the Shinano, via the fellow who sank her.
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What correct action to take? I contemplated submerging to periscope depth, because we were in a prime attack position. That is, if the target continued on its present course. But this was no time to go by the book. To submerge prematurely was to commit Archer-Fish to the slower speed generated by our forward and after batteries. There was still too much we didn't know about the target. What type of ship was it exactly? Just an old tubby maru, or a real warship? Was 210 degrees its base course? Or was it merely a long zigzag leg?
There was a complete absence of confusion and unnecessary noise below. Lieutenant Bunting and Ensign Crosby were working together as a close-knit team at the TDC. Gordon Crosby, as communications officer, was also maintaining a close liaison with the radio room to be apprised of any incoming messages. Both the movements of Archer-Fish and those of the target continued to be plotted by Ensign Dygert and Boatswain Dan Ellzey. I had some qualms about permitting such freewheeling use of the radar so close to the enemy, as I was well aware that to do so was contrary to Navy doctrine.
The lookout supervisor saluted the arrival of the skipper and pointed downrange at the sighting. Captain Abe and his staff officers again focused their binoculars on the dark, amorphous figuration several miles distant. They formed a silhouetted tableau as they stood motionless along the rail, looking at the object, trying to identify it. "I think it could be a submarine, sir," Ensign Yasuda ventured. " Captain Abe motioned Petty Officer Umeda to his side. "Challenge her, Umeda. " With no wasted motion, the signalman aimed his light gun into the darkness and operated the shutters rapidly.
