S2-E22 - USS Tang: The Most Successful US Submarine of WWII

War is not glorious, and shouldn’t be glorified. But war does
provide the chance to be brave, and bravery can be glorious. Such
was the case of Commander Richard O’Kane and the crew of the USS
Tang. In 1944 the American submarine was on its fifth and most
dangerous patrol yet, in the vital shipping lane of the Formosa
(Taiwan) Strait. After their final torpedo was fired and the men
already talking of home, a freak accident would leave the crew
fighting for their lives, some on the surface and others trapped
underwater.


NOTE: This was also the first time in history submariners were
able to escape a sub without help from the surface, using a
"Momsen lung."