The USS Tang was a Balao-class submarine designed to sink ships, and in her short career, that's precisely what she did. The Tang has an impressive war record, having sunk 33 enemy ships from the ...

O n October 24, 1944, during World War II, the USS Tang sank off the coast of China. The submarine was destroyed by its own torpedo, which slammed into the port side while launching an attack on a ...

Today, we’re looking at America’s most decorated submarine from WW2, the USS Tang. Construction. The USS Tang is under construction in a photo captured on July 1, 1943.

Japanese submarine. O’Kane was promoted after his service on the USS Wahoo, and given command of the USS Tang which was under construction. The new submarine left the shipyards in 1943 and he ...

O’Kane went on to command USS Tang (SS 306), a legendary WW II submarine. During five war patrols, Tang was credited with sinking more than 30 ships, displacing over 118,000 tons, by far the ...