Final Dive: The Gallant and Tragic Career of the WWII Submarine USS Snook

By Rick Cline

Book Overview

One of the top-scoring U.S. submarines of World War II, the record of USS Snook (SS-279) stands high within the fraternity known as "The Silent Service." Commissioned in October 1942, Snook started her war action with Commander Charles "Chuck" Triebel. During her nine aggressive war patrols against the Japanese, the Gato-class submarine sank 19 vessels totaling nearly 74,000 tons of enemy ships. Another 13 vessels suffered damage inflected by her torpedoes. Yet despite her impressive accomplishments, Snook's name has remained overshadowed by her other, more famous sisters. Less than five months before the end of World War II, Snook disappeared without a trace, taking a brave and seasoned crew of eighty-four to their watery graves. Since her mysterious loss in April 1945, the daring and heroic story of the USS Snook has never been told. Final Dive takes you on patrol in the ill-fated Snook to relive her entire career, as the history of this famed submarine is told for the very first time! Author of Submarine Grayback and Escort Carrier WWII, Rick Cline has unearthed a wealth of information about Snook, providing another exciting, historic and tragically true story of underwater warfare in World War II. Utilizing declassified U.S. Navy documents, vital patrol reports, and interviews with former officers and crewmen, Cline exposes the most complex and detailed information ever written about the USS Snook. Includes many rare and unseen photos.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 096632353X
• ISBN13: 9780966323535
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: R. A. Cline Publishing
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.8" x 5.5"