Author Hughston Lowder was a radioman and soundman aboard USS Batfish (SS-310) in World War II and served aboard the sub from the very beginning. Batfish was constructed at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in New Hampshire, launched May 5, 1943 and commissioned on August 21. The submarine earned nine battle stars and the coveted Presidential Unit Citation for her World War II service in the Pacific. Batfish sank 14 Japanese ships damaging three others during her seven exciting war patrols. In a three-day period in 1945, Batfish sank three Japanese submarines! Here is her fantastic story from World War II. Relive the sinkings of the Japanese subs and the story of her voyage to her new museum home in Muskogee, Oklahoma. A rare 1980 first edition Hardback with dust jacket––Not a book club. This scarce edition is slightly larger than the mast-market book club (9 1/4 X 6 1/4 compared to the smaller 8 1/2 X 5 3/4 inch BC). Also printed on a better quality paper. Dust jacket has the same artwork as the book club. Never published in paperback. 232 pages, 18 B/W photos, index and a complete Batfish crew roster.
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by Hughston E. Lowder with Jack Scott
Rare 1980 first hardback edition
232 pages, 18 B/W photographs
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