While the other fighting arms of the United States Navy, including naval aviation, the surface navy, and naval special warfare have been at war numerous times since the end of World War 2, the U.S. Navy submarine force has not actually been in recorded combat since 14 August 1945, when the Tench class submarine USS Torsk sank the Japanese Class C escort vessel (Kaibokan) Vessel #13, a ship whose ominous number indeed proved a fatal moniker.
Center for Maritime Strategy
Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Dr. Steven Wills
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While the other fighting arms of the United States Navy, including naval aviation, the surface navy, and naval special warfare have been at war numerous times since the end of World War 2, the U.S. Navy submarine force has not actually been in recorded combat since 14 August 1945, when the Tench class submarine USS Torsk sank the Japanese Class C escort vessel (Kaibokan) Vessel #13, a ship whose ominous number indeed proved a fatal moniker.
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Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Dean, Dr. Steven Wills, Navalist