US Submarine Sinks 4 Japanese Destroyers - The Remarkable USS Harder

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Japanese destroyers: everything is too easy, we should fight something harder Something Harder:

This video was surely made because of the recent discovery of USS Harder, in eternal patrol off the coast of Luzon.

When a man says things like "I have to do this" without any concrete reason you know a death flag was raised sky high.

My Grandfather was the Radio and Sonar Operator on the Harder for it's first five patrols. He was supposed to go on the sixth but switched his leave with another sailor. My mom, aunt, two cousins, myself and my daughter wouldn't be here today if he hadn't. He spoke very highly of Dealy but also noted he was very aggressive with his tactics. His stories about the depth charge attacks were very eye opening. He served 20 years on subs but the Harder was the only one he spoke much about. I wish he would have lived long enough to hear the news about it being found.

Overconfidence is a slow and insidious killer.

Christie should have overruled Dealey. Christie knew that with these stunning successes it was only a matter of time until luck ran out. Overconfidence is a silent killer, with ignornance taking front seat. As mentioned, Dealey was becoming too careless with Japanese Anti-submarine tactics. It only requires 1 mistake before its too late. Its unfortunate cause had Dealey taken the advice, he and his crew would have likely survived the war. RIP to Harder and her crew.

It seems that the Wild Weasels are not the first instance of the Americans deciding that when the enemy comes up with a counter to a unit of a specific type, that unit should just try harder.

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The admiral shouldn’t have let them go out again. The boat had already taken a lot of punishment, and the captain had already done all his patrols. It was the needless endangerment of a crew, and they paid the price for it.

Walked through the WWII sub SS Torsk, on display in Baltimore, an updated Gato-class submarine. How anyone crammed themselves into that thing, and fought a war, is unimaginable.

Last time I was this early USN torpedoes were still not working

Amazing what fully functional torpedoes can do. Those first two or more years for the USN subs had to have been frustrating and awful.....and angry.

The perfect example of no matter how skilled you are, everyone eventually makes mistakes.

First destroyer: These idiots aren't diving Second, third, and fourth destroyers: Oh fuck, they're not diving

Sam Dealey: "Come at me, bro."

Thanks for this narrative, of which I was previously unaware. I am PARTICULARLY grateful to know that the wreck had been discovered just this year (2024). Thank you.

It is important to remember that there were other men on that ship beside Dealey who lost their lives. Here are their names: William Gordon Zander Buford John Young, Sr. Leonard Maurice White John T. Swagerty Nelson Spice Lloyd Hammond Sommerschield Walker Neal Snyder Austin Smith Vernard Leslie Sloggett Melvin Schwartz Donald John Simon Francis Xavier Scheibelhut Philip Thomas Sampson Robert Barnwell Roosevelt Mervin M. Rogers Max Myrval Rogers Robert Peter Przybilla Ralph Edson Pratt Richard Semple Pick Elroy Rufus Peck Freeman Paquet, Jr. Larry Anzo Opisso Thomas Daggett Ogilvie, II John William Snipes, Jr. Myles Harlan Murray Roy Benjamin Moss Arthur Bernard Morgan Robert Moore Otto Junior Moore Charles Allen Moffett, Jr. Robert Ray Mills Chester Miller Benjamin Ralph Medley Gordan Keith McWilliams Frank Bartlett McGrevy Ralph Erskine Manning Frank Paul Majuri, Jr. Harvey Austin Lynn, Jr. John Peyton Lonas Samuel Moore Logan Angelo LoCascio Sylvester Benjamin Lilley George Bernard Levin Henry Wilfred Lawson Joseph Melvin Lane George William Lakey James Hubbell Kellogg Roland Wilbur Keckler Roy Edward Jones Daniel Richard James Vard William Hutcherson Earl Verner Hood Hiram Delbert Hatfield Walter Orville Haloupek Daniel John Gully Joseph Lewis Glueckert Robert Lee Gifford Charles Raymond Altherr Robert Orville Baber Walter Francis Beutelspacher Robert Aloyious Blum Wayne Allen Brostrom Sumter Bourg Thomas Wooldridge Buckner Calvin Arthur Bull Vivian Jewell Cash Roland Raymond Chenard Wilbur Lee Clark John Chester Conley Harold Frederick Crask James Edward Cromwell George Eugene Fisher, Jr. Carl Edwin Finney James McKinley Edgar William Vernon Diamond Edwin Warren De Voe Vincent Louis Dallessandro Donald Bernard Dahlheimer

Unbelievably risky. Not sure the crew would have appreciated the Captains quest for destroyers.

Dealey really should have been promoted ashore. You could see Harders loss coming as soon as they left Freemantle