1K reactions · 218 shares | On this day in #NavalHistory, USS Wahoo (SS 238) sinks a Japanese army transport, Task Force 14 performs raids on Wake Island, and Fleet Adm. Nimitz is honored with a parade in Washington, D.C. and New York City at the end of #WWII. https://youtu.be/2y8lV2tPFp4 | Naval History & Heritage Command | Facebook

The Submarine That Finished the Job, USS Scamp In May 1943, USS Scamp tracked down the damaged Japanese seaplane tender Kamikawa Maru—first hit weeks earlier by USS Wahoo. Two torpedo strikes finished what Wahoo had started, sending the ship to the bottom and marking Scamp’s first major victory. #WWII #USSScamp #SubmarineWarfare #PacificWar #USSWahoo #WW2History | The Reliable Narrator