Talk:USS Greenling (SS-213)

The attack on the Soya

For the entry on the Sōya (icebreaker) for which

  http://www.combinedfleet.com/Soya_t.htm

is a primary source. We have included information about the attack by the Greenling.

"18 January 1943: Queen Carola Channel, off New Britain. At about 0500, LtCdr James D. Grant’s USS GREENLING (SS-213) torpedoes SOYA at 02-04S, 150-37E, but some of the torpedoes are duds and the others prematurely explode causing no damage. SOYA’s crew hoists a dud Mark 14-3A torpedo up to her deck as a war trophy. [1]" Fn 1 "[1] GREENLING’s patrol report conflicts with Japanese sources. LtCdr Grant misidentified SOYA as a 500-ton patrol craft. His PR says that he fired only one torpedo and that it ran under the target and did not explode. Japanese sources claim four torpedoes were fired and also give the date of the attack as 28 Jan '43 not 18 Jan '43."

Would there be a place for mentioning the Soya here? (Msrasnw (talk) 11:25, 7 February 2009 (UTC))