[Ansteorra] Who fired the first shot...
ke5zw at wt.net
ke5zw at wt.net
Sat Dec 8 15:32:24 PST 2007
This was the famous "Sighted Sub, Sunk Same" radio message.
Almost as famous as the "This is not a drill" message.
Niklas
> Greetings all,
>
> In reply, I believe the first shot(s) of WWII in the Pacific Theater came
> from the USS Ward on anti-submarine duty outside Pearl Harbor. They saw
> and fired on a Japanese 'mini' sub tailing a ship trying to enter Pearl.
> A recent expedition confirmed the subs location and the log book entry of
> the Ward stating a hit from the 5" gun to the conning tower of the sub.
> Took 'em 50 odd years to verify this...
>
> Joachim
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