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USS ''Tang'' (SS-306) was a ''Balao''-class submarine of World War II, the first ship of the United States Navy to bear the name Tang. She was built and launched in 1943. In her short career, ''Tang'' sank 33 ships totalling 116,454 tons.〔. Her commanding officer, Lieutenant Commander Richard O'Kane, explains the Joint Army–Navy Assessment Committee (JANAC) report initially credited ''Tang'' with fewer sinkings. In 1980, the relevant JANAC section "was officially replaced by the credits in the patrol reports."〕 Commander Richard O'Kane received the Medal of Honor for her last two engagements (23 and 24 October 1944).〔(【引用サイトリンク】url= http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/rokane.htm )〕 ''Tang'' was sunk during the last engagement by a circular run of her final torpedo, going down in of water. 78 men were lost, and the nine survivors were subsequently picked up by a Japanese frigate and taken prisoner. This was the only known occasion on which a Momsen lung was used to escape a sunken submarine. ==Construction== The contract to build USS ''Tang'' was awarded to Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 15 December 1941, and her keel was laid down on 15 January 1943. She was launched on 17 August sponsored by Mrs. Antonio S. Pitre, and commissioned on 15 October 1943 with Lieutenant Commander Richard O'Kane, former executive officer of , in command, and delivered to the Navy on 30 November 1943. The USS ''Tang'' completed fitting out at Mare Island and moved south to San Diego for 18 days of intensive training before sailing for Hawaii. She arrived at Pearl Harbor on 8 January 1944 and conducted two more weeks of exercises in preparation for combat. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Tang (SS-306)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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