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Overwhelming American Victory: This Battle Cemented US Aircraft Carrier Superiority

Overwhelming American Victory: This Battle Cemented US Aircraft Carrier Superiority
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The USS Rasher Was a Legendary Undersea Warrior


The submarine USS Rasher proved to be the scourge of Japanese shipping in the South Pacific.
At 12:30 am, October 9, 1943, Commander Edward S. Hutchinson spotted his first targets as a submarine commander. His boat, USS 
Rasher, was on her maiden war cruise out of Brisbane, Australia, and every man in her was eager for his first taste of blood.
They were off Ambon when they sighted a pair of freighters that were zigzagging in antisubmarine patterns, deliberately making stalking difficult and protracted, but Hutchinson was tenacious. Throughout the night he trailed the careening targets, slowly bringing his boat within torpedo range. By the time he was able to commence his attack it was dawn. He fixed the targets in his periscope sights and fired a six-torpedo spread. Four missed, but the other two ripped open  ....

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