The USS Sculpin SSN 191 was Depth Charged by a
Japanese Destroyer for 12 hours before the
Sub was scuttled and the remainder
of her crew were thrown to the mercy of the sea.


These Links will be commming soon:

Enlistment in the Silent Service
Audio Clips of the Battle by Ed Keller
The story of the USS Sculpin SS191 by the Navy
Leaving Johnston Is
The Hunt
The Chase
The Battle
The Submarine Sinking
Survivor
 
 
This was the Battle Flag of the Sculpin
 
This Map Shows the Course the USS Sculpin SS191 was to take on her last mission. (Right to Left) from Johnston Is. to Johnson Is.

Johnston Island was the last stop over for submarines going to battle in the Pacific.  This small atoll is less than 1 sq mile was the only land in the middle of  Thousands of sq miles of Ocean.

 
 
This map shows the best known last location of the Sculpin