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USS Archer-Fish (SS/AGSS-311) was a Balao-class submarine. Archer-Fish is best known for sinking the Japanese Navyβs Aircraft carrier Shinano in November 1944 β the largest warship ever sunk by a submarine. For this achievement, she received a Presidential Unit Citation after World War II. She also received five battle stars during WW II.The Silent Service comprised less then 1.6% of all US Naval personnel in the Pacific, yet accounting for more then half of all enemy shipping sunk. The final tallies show that of the 10 million tons of military and merchant shipping lost by the Japanese during WW II, US submarines accounted for a total of 54%.
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I have a fiction ebook that I am self publishingΒ containing a Balao class submarine. Any possibility that I couldΒ use your picture, cropped and inverted, as the cover?Β
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Send me a proposed copy of your cover, not sure what you are cropping and inverting to my artwork.
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Awesome job on this. On a side note about the Shinano. Wasn't there a story about a Japanese fighter pilot who rammed his plane into one of the Arsher-Fishes torpedoes?
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Thank you, not sure about the torpedo incident.
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My mistake it seems it was the Taiho i was thinking of.
This is what i found:
"On 19 June 1944, TaihΕ was one of nine Japanese aircraft carriers involved in the Battle of the Philippine Sea .
At 07:45 that morning, she was turned into the wind to launch her
contribution (16 Zeros, 17 "Judy"s and nine "Jill"s) to Ozawa's second
attack wave. As TaihΕββ'βs planes circled overhead to form up, American submarine USSΒ Albacore,
which had spotted Ozawa's carriers earlier that morning, reached an
ideal attack position and fired a spread of six torpedoes at the
carrier. One of TaihΕββ'βs strike pilots, Warrant Officer Sakio
Komatsu, saw the torpedo wakes, broke formation and deliberately dove
his plane into the path of one torpedo; the weapon detonated short of
its target
and four of the remaining five missed. The sixth torpedo, however,
found its mark and the resulting explosion holed the carrier's hull on
the starboard side, just ahead of the island. The impact also fractured
the aviation fuel tanks and jammed the forward elevator between the
flight deck and upper hangar deck."
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I remember seeing a memorial somewhere that was dedicated to the subs and submariners who were still listed as on "Eternal Patrol" with the USN. This is yet another great image.
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Groton CT. has nice sub museum and memorial. I visited Β it several time while working at Electric Boat.Β
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May her memory forever patrol the Pacific. Godspeed, Archer-Fish. Godspeed.
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The Silent Service also rescued downed pilots, supplied guerrilla forces in the Philippines, scouting enemy forces. landing coast watchers and laying mines.
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It's amazing how this one little vessel was able to slip into deep enemy territory (alone, no less) and earn the record of sinking of the largest warship by a sub.
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Japanese anti-submarine forces were forced to spread their efforts to defend the entirety of their merchant shipping lanes, not only to resupply their forces, but also to continue the necessary importation of war material to the Japanese home islands.
Β Japanese anti-submarine defenses proved less than effective against U.S. submarines. Japanese sub detection gear was not as advanced as that of some other nations. The primary Japanese anti-submarine weapon for most of WWII was the depth charge, and Japanese depth charge attacks by its surface forces initially proved fairly unsuccessful against U.S. fleet submarines
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read the book "Gallant Lady" a biography of this fine fighting vessel
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Thank You, I will definitely check this this book out.
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She still holds that record, and she deserves to. Absolutely beautiful.
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They are beautiful yet deadly. The men that crewed these boats yesterday and today are the best of the best.
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A beautiful artwork, and a boat that deserves to be well remembered. Unlike so many of her sister subs, Archer-Fish was not sent to the scrappers but was sunk as a target in 1968.
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Thank You,
The Submarines were a force to be reckoned with during WW II.
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I'm not good with words but I find this beautiful!
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Glad you like it, Thank You.
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Thank You John, I know you like submarines as I do.
There is something about the beauty of aircraft and subs. As I stated before I had the opportunity to work on the Tridents and 688 class subs. What marvels of engineering they are. The destructions capabilities of submarines are immense as proven in WW II.
Cheers, Mike
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The Japanese were never very good at protecting their maritime supply lines. Cargo vessels sailed without escort most of the time.
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I agree, they were streched thin on anti-submarine warfare. Cutting off their supply line cut off their war machine. As an island Japan relied on tries for supplies.
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Thank you, lucky to find a good model.
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Steel Boats Iron Men! An exellent rendition of her.
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Thank you, appreciate it.
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For those submarines lost and sank during WWII, they will remain on eternal patrol
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All volunteers, I agree.
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Wow, it takes great skills to get water right, and you did it!
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Thank you, it's still a long learning process but the dynamics is a fun challenge.
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You're off to a wonderful start, that's for sure!
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nice one Mike,i cant believe that we both did a Submarine 
Question were did you get the waves?
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Thank Antonis.
I think we have a lot in common and think alike in many ways.
It is strange because I just finished a Vulcan aircraft prior to you submitting yours to SSW.
Looking forward to your sub scene.
I actually quit a good job to work on submarines. Worked for General Dynamics Electric Boat and was an engineer for shipbuilding of the Trident and 600 Class subs.
Remember a submarine is called a "boat" and not a "ship"
Cheers, Mike
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Yeap
I just post it on DA ,by chance can you send me that background?
Regards
Antonis
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I keep all my BG's. These are custom painted by me.
The white caps, colors and breaking waves are done with custom brushes. Too much time on the seascape BG's to give away. I have been working on ship scenes for the last there months as you have been working on 3D.
I combine a sky and ocean together. Go to free wallpapers for 1080HD.
Regards, Mike
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