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Last Days of the Atule |
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LOST BOATS Sailing aboard submarines is a hazardous business. They operate in a hostile environment and do constant battle with the sea. On occasion, the sea wins. Sometimes all the crew dies, sometimes there are survivors. Seventy-five submarines built for the United States Navy have been lost during their service--more than ten percent of the total number of submarines we built. Many were lost during declared wartime when the sea is not the only enemy and sailing in harm's way is a way of life. Others were lost when the sea was the only declared enemy but the hazards of maintaining peace required the submarines be put to sea. This list is for information, so we don't forget--sailing aboard submarines is a hazardous business. Category 4: Submarines was lost while in Foreign Service. |
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USS Atule (SS-403) was lost with the loss of an unknown number of officers and enlisted when it was sunk (as Peruvian Submarine PACHOCHA) after being rammed by a Japanese Merchantman off the coast of Callao, Peru. The Atule's Death is rather ironic. A warship that was built for the sole purpose of sinking Japanese merchant and warships was sunk 43 years later by a JAPANESE MERCHANT SHIP. |
