The Triumph and Tragedy of USS Harder

USS Harder (SS-257), a Gato-Class submarine was launched on August 19th, 1942, and sailed her first patrol in the Pacific on June 7th, 1943. Under the command of Samuel Dealey, Harder quickly became one of the most effective American submarines of World War II. But a fateful mission in 1944 cut her career tragically short. Incredibly, her wreck was discovered in May 2024 at the bottom of the West Philippine Sea.

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Sources:
Death at a Distance by Michael Sturma
U.S. Submarines Through 1945 by Norman Friedman
https://www.history.navy.mil/content/...
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-...
https://www.history.navy.mil/content/...
http://www.lost52project.org/Harder.html

Chapters:
00:00 Friendly Fire
2:00 Chapter 1: The Battle Beneath the Sea
8:10 Chapter 2: Samuel David Dealey
11:21 Chapter 3: USS Harder
15:02 Chapter 4: Starving the Empire
20:15 Chapter 5: Turning Tides
24:02 Chapter 6: Hit 'em Harder
30:20 Chapter 7: The Last Patrol

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