He Sank the Largest Warship in the World. The Navy Said He Was Wrong for Years

#WWII #PacificWar #Submarine #USSArcherfish #GreatestGeneration At 3:17 in the morning on November 29th, 1944, 65 miles off the coast of Japan, an American submarine called the Archerfish fired six torpedoes at the largest warship in the world — a carrier built on a battleship hull, so secret that even Japan's own navy barely knew it existed. Four torpedoes hit. By late morning the Shinano had rolled over and sunk, 10 days after she was commissioned. Commander Joseph Enright had once been so sure he'd lost his nerve that he gave up his own command. He asked for one more chance, got the Archerfish — and sank the largest warship ever destroyed by a submarine, a record that still stands. Then his own navy refused to believe him, because Japan had hidden the ship too well. The truth only came out after the war. If your father, grandfather, or uncle served in the Pacific — in the submarine force or anywhere in that ocean — leave their name below and one thing about them.