"TAKE HER DEEP"
A Submarine Against Japan in World War II. - By Admiral I.J.
Galantin, USN (Ret.). Introduction by Edward L. Beach, USN (Ret.). On 12
August 1943, at Midway Island, Lieutenant Commander I.J. "Pete" Galantin assumed command
of the fleet submarine USS Halibut (SS-232). The boat was already a
veteran of the Pacific war, with five patrols against the enemy. Over the
next fourteen months Galantin and his crew would play their part in the
unrelenting attack on the Japanese Navy and Merchant Marine. During World
War II Halibut sank 13 enemy ships including a 10,000-ton Japanese
heavy cruiser. While on patrol in the Luzon Strait in November 1944,
Halibut found big trouble. Detected and driven deep, the submarine
endured one of the most ferocious dept charge attacks of the war! Halibut
and her crew were subjected to an assault of appalling ferocity. Badly
damaged, the crippled sub took evasive maneuvers in an effort to survived
the terrible ordeal. Eventually the enemy gave up and moved away. When
Halibut returned to port the boats' damage was so bad she never returned
to action—Commander Galantin earned the Navy Cross. Paperback
edition. 299 pages, 3 black and white photos and a crew roster, no index.
Sorry, sold out! ---
For "Take Her Deep" book
reviews, click here
