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Ship-USS Tang (SS-306)
USS Tang (SS-306) was a Balao-class submarine of World War II, the first ship of the United States Navy to bear the name Tang. She was built and launched in 1943, serving until being sunk by her own torpedo off China in the Taiwan Strait on 24 October 1944. In her short career in the Pacific War, Tang sank 33 ships totalling 116,454 tons. Commander Richard O'Kane received the Medal of Honor for her last two engagements (23 and 24 October 1944). Tang was sunk during the last engagement by a circular run of her final torpedo, going down in 180 ft (55 m) of water. 78 men were lost, and the nine survivors were picked up by a Japanese frigate and taken prisoner of war. This was the only known time that a Momsen lung was used to escape a sunken submarine. ...Tang received four battle stars and two Presidential Unit Citations for World War II service.
| Date | 1943 |
| File name | Ship-USS Tang (SS-306).jpg |
| File Size | 358.92k |
| Dimensions | 1920 x 1174 |
| Linked to | EM1 (Electricians Mate 1st Class) Chester Loveless (Military Service); EM1 (Electricians Mate 1st Class) Chester Loveless |
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