PLEASE FOLLOW OUR E BAY STORE. SALE SEE OUR STORE. PLEASE READ WHOLE ADD. We do not want your feed back. We want your repeat business. We get that by posting new items at a fair price. SUB BADGE MADE BY MYERS. Main article: Allied submarines in the Pacific War. Japanese freighter Nittsu Maru sinks after being torpedoed by USS Wahoo. On 21 March 1943. Doctrine in the inter-war years emphasized the submarine as a scout for the battle fleet, and also extreme caution in command. Both these axioms were proven wrong after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The submarine skippers of the fleet boats of World War II. Waged a very effective campaign. Against Japanese merchant vessels, eventually repeating and surpassing Germany’s initial success during the Battle of the Atlantic. Against the United Kingdom. Size of Japanese merchant fleet during World War II (all figures in tons). End of period total. During the war, submarines of the United States Navy. Were responsible for 55% of Japan’s merchant marine. Losses; other Allied navies added to the toll. The Navy adopted an official policy of unrestricted submarine warfare. And it appears the policy was executed without the knowledge or prior consent of the government. The London Naval Treaty. To which the U. Required submarines to abide by prize rules. (commonly known as “cruiser rules”). It did not prohibit arming merchantmen. But arming them, or having them report contact with submarines or raiders. , made them de facto naval auxiliaries and removed the protection of the cruiser rules. This made restrictions on submarines effectively moot. Navy submarines also conducted reconnaissance patrols, landed special forces. Troops and performed search and rescue. Only 1.6 percent of the total U. Naval manpower was responsible for America’s success on its Pacific high seas; more than half of the total tonnage sunk was credited to U. The tremendous accomplishments of American submarines were achieved at the expense of 52 subs with 374 officers and 3,131 enlisted volunteers lost during combat against Japan; Japan lost 128 submarines during the Second World War in Pacific waters. American casualty counts represent 16 percent of the U. Operational submarine officer corps and 13 percent of its enlisted force. Rescuing a pilot from USS Bunker Hill. In addition to their commerce raiding role, submarines also proved valuable in air-sea rescue. While in command of United States Navy. 50.1 Rear Admiral. Commander of Pacific Fleet Submarine Force. That submarines be stationed near targeted islands during aerial attacks. In what became known as the “Lifeboat League”, pilots were informed that they could ditch. Their damaged planes near these submarines or bail out. Nearby and be rescued by them. Initially, the rescue submarines met several obstacles, most important of which was the lack of communication between the submarines and aircraft in the area; this led to several Lifeguard League submarines being bombed or strafed. Possibly including the sinking of USS Seawolf (SS-197). And USS Dorado (SS-248). Airmen rescued by submarines during World War II. Days on Lifeguard station. As fighting in the Pacific theater. Intensified and broadened in geographic scope, the eventual creation of Standing Operating Procedure. (SOP TWO) led to several improvements such as the assignment of nearby submarines before air attacks, and the institution of reference points to allow pilots to report their location in the clear. After the capture of the Marianas. Targets such as Tokyo, about 1,500 mi (2,400 km) north of the Marianas. Were brought within range of B-29 attacks and Lifeguard League submarines began rescue operations along their flight paths. Submarine lifeguards spent a combined 3,272 days on rescue duty and rescued 502 men. Famous examples include the rescue of 22 airmen by the USS Tang. And the rescue of future U. By the USS Finback (SS-230).