Gallant Lady: A Biography of the USS Archerfish

by Ken Henry and Don Keith

Book Overview

She looked like just about like the other diesel powered, Balao-class submarines crafted in the '40s. But there the similarity ends. Because the Archerfish--named for a fish that kills its victims... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765305690
• ISBN13: 9780765305695
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Forge
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Gallant Lady...gallant submarine

The USS Archerfish is one of the WWII fleet submarines with a very unusual story. Whilst her career might not be spectacular, the Archerfish did manage to sink the largest Imperial Japanese Navy warship, the Shinano, in WWII. (A good accompanying edition would be Captain Enright's own book of this historic war patrol). But what is more fascinating was the post-WWII history of the Archerfish and her exploits with an all-bachelor crew. And equally poignant were the pages describing the 1960's encounter with the former Executive Officer of the Shinano at Yokosuka or the encounter with Eugene B. Fluckey, ComSubPac (of "Thunder Below"). As more tales of the "Silent Service" emerge, this book is a must for any historian of submarine warfare.