Submarine Sisters

[Subdeacon Joe]

From FB

 

#OTD in 1942, USS Nautilus (SS-168) conducted an unusual mission by rescuing a group of refugees in the Solomons that included fourteen nuns in white habits who had evaded the Japanese for nine months. The nuns spent three days on the sub and were impressed with the hospitality offered to them by the sailors. Though they never figured out how to operate the complex flushing procedure for the head, the nuns did learn how to play cribbage. The four "Submarine Sisters" of St. Joseph of Orange returned to the Solomons after the war.

 

[Chantry]

The USS Nautilus had a distinguished war career, making 14 war patrols, she was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation and 14 battle stars. 

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Nautilus_(SS-168)

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

Must have been crowded with 14 nuns with habits.

[Chantry]

3 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said:

Must have been crowded with 14 nuns with habits.

It was a lot more crowded with 90 Marines aboard:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raid_on_Makin_Island

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

22 minutes ago, Chantry said:

It was a lot more crowded with 90 Marines aboard:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raid_on_Makin_Island

And 121 aboard Argonaut.

[watab kid]

caught my attention but wrong nautilus - my FIL was originalk crew of 571 , great story tho , i enjoyed it a lot , thanks 

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

And the marines on argonaut and nautilus had equipment and inflatable boats.

[Chantry]

2 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said:

And the marines on argonaut and nautilus had equipment and inflatable boats.

 

That must have been a really fun 17 day trip

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

20 minutes ago, Chantry said:

 

That must have been a really fun 17 day trip

I wonder, did the subs also have a full supply of torpedoes.

[Chantry]

6 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said:

I wonder, did the subs also have a full supply of torpedoes.

Probably not. Best guess is that all of the internal and external tubes would have been loaded, but there would have been no reloads due to both space and weight.