The Submarine That Lost a Hero, USS Cobia In February 1945, USS Cobia surfaced in the Java Sea to attack two enemy supply ships. Under heavy fire, she sank both—but not before gunner Ralph Clark Huston Jr. was mortally wounded. He was Cobia’s only casualty of the war, a reminder that even victory at sea came with a price. #USSCobia #WWII #Submarine #PacificWar #NavalHistory #Lost52 | The Reliable Narrator

Commanded by Lt. Cmdr. George Street III, USS Tirante tore through Japanese waters in the spring of 1945. She sank tankers off Nagasaki, ambushed a troopship carrying hundreds of soldiers, and slipped into a mined harbor at night to destroy three more ships before escaping untouched. For his fearless leadership, Street received the Medal of Honor—and Tirante earned her place among the war’s most daring submarines. #WWII #USSTirante #GeorgeStreet #SubmarineWarfare #PacificWar #WW2History | The Re

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