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03129aam a2200481 i 4500 001 13989B5C2DF711EAB868BF0597128E48 003 SILO 005 20200103010057 008 190912s2019 ncuab b 001 0deng 010 $a 2019040316 020 $a 1476677743 020 $a 9781476677743 035 $a (OCoLC)1091586555 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d UKMGB $d OCLCF $d YDX $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- $a n-us--- 050 00 $a D783.5.S96 $b B55 2019 082 00 $a 940.54/510973 $2 23 100 1 $a Billy, George J., $d 1940- $e author. 245 14 $a The USS Swordfish : $b the World War II patrols of the first American submarine to sink a Japanese ship / $c George J. Billy. 246 30 $a World War II patrols of the first American submarine to sink a Japanese ship 264 1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c [2019] 300 $a xi, 222 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Chester Smith: The Quiet Hunter -- Special Missions -- Chester Smith Creates a Legend -- Competing with a Legend -- Hensel's Finest Hour -- New Commander-Old Submarine -- The Thirteenth Patrol -- Appendix A: USS Swordfish -- Appendix B: USS Swordfish (SS-193) Crew List of the Thirteenth Patrol -- Appendix C: USS Swordfish-Ships Sunk or Damaged -- Appendix D: U.S. Submarines SS 188-193-Compartments and Tanks. 520 $a "Among the more than 260 American submarines that patrolled the Pacific during World War II, the USS Swordfish in 1941 was the first to sink a Japanese armed merchant ship, marking the beginning of the sub's colorful history. A series of seven commanders led Swordfish's 13 war patrols. Each skipper had distinct leadership style. Some were successful in sinking enemy ships; others returned to port empty-handed. Yet all patrols risked dangerously close encounters with the enemy and the unforgiving nature of the open sea. Drawing on archival sources and interviews with veteran sailors, this first full-length history of Swordfish provides detailed accounts of each patrol and covers the mysterious disappearance of the legendary submarine on its final mission."-- $c Provided by publisher. 610 20 $a Swordfish (Submarine : SS-193) $x History. 600 10 $a Smith, Chester C., $d 1905-1976. 600 10 $a Lewis, Jack Hayden. 600 10 $a Parker, Frank M. 600 10 $a Barrows, Frank L. 610 10 $a United States. $b Navy $x Officers $v Biography. 611 27 $a World War (1939-1945) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01180924 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Naval operations, American. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Submarine. $x Submarine. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Campaigns $z Pacific Ocean. 650 7 $a Military operations, Naval $x American. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01710245 650 7 $a Military operations, Naval $x Submarine. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01710248 648 7 $a 1939-1945 $2 fast 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20200103023130.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=13989B5C2DF711EAB868BF0597128E48 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search