Conway Maritime Press - Warship 44

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Harder (SS-25?). 19 February 1944 at Mare Island' CA.
Final configuration. Nationnl Archiues Negatiue 79-N-
82476.
HARDER (SS-257)
CDR Samuel D Dealey. All 79 crew lost.
Last Transmission Date: Last heard from 23 August 1944
during rendezvous with Haddo (SS-255) and Ila&e (SS-
256) after departing Port Darwin 13 August 1944 for sixth
patrol.
Loss Cause: Depth charged and sunk at0728hrs 24
August 1944in Dasol Bay, off Point Caiman, Luzon, at
15', 5ryN, 119o, 43 E, by Japanese patrolescort vessel No
22.
Supporting Euidence: Japanese destroyer Asakaze was
torpedoed and heavily damaged 23 August !944by Haddo
(SS-255) while acting as escort for tanker Niyo Maru.
Attempts were made to tow Asahaze into Dasol Bay, but
the destroyer sank 20 miles southwest of Cape Bolinao'
Niyo Maru, seeking refuge from submarine attack,
proceeded alone and arrived safely at Dasol Bay the same
day. Japanese patrol boat No 102 (ex-USS Stewart - DD'
224) and patrol escort vessel No 22 were undergoing
repairs at Cavite and both received orders to proceed to
assist the tanker. Both vessels arrived at Dasol Bay early
in the morning of 24 August. Patrol boat No 102 entered
the bay to assist Niyo Maru and. CD-22 patrolled outside.
While conducting sweeps in the area, sound gear detected
a submarine and a periscope was sighted off the
starboard bow. As the range was closed, three torpedo
tracks were observed. One passed to starboard and the
other two missed on the port side, and CD-22 conducted a
swift depth charge counter-attack. Although in the
vicinity, patrol boat No 102 did not take any part in the
attack. Hake (33-256) last sighted the periscope of Harder
at 15o, 43'N, 119', 43 E, and shortly thereafter heard 15
rapid depth charge explosions. Japanese reported that
'much oil, wood chips, and cork floated in the
neighborhood'.
Herring (SS-233). Novernber 1943. Final configuration.
National Archiuee Negatiue 79-N-54692
HERBING (SS-233)
LCDR David Zabriskie Jr. AII 84 crew lost.
Last Transmission Date: Last heard from 31 May 1944
during rendezvous with Barb (SS'220) after departing
Midway 21 May 1944 fot eighth patrol.
Loss Cause: Sunk 1 June 1944, two kilometres south of
Point Taganon, Matsuwa To Island, Kurile Islands, by
gunfire from naval shore batteries.
Supporting Euidence: Japanese cargo vessels Hiburi Maru
and Iwaki Maru were torpedoed and sunk at 0742h.rs
while anchored close to shore at Matsuwa To Island.
Japanese claim sighting surfaced submarine which they
state was damaged by touching the shore at Cape Tagen,
after which it was seen.to advance close to an island in
the Asase direction. Japanese shore batteries opened fire
at 0756hrs, claiming two direct hits on the conning tower,
resulting in a sinking with bubbles and foam covering an
area five metres wide and with heavy oil covering an area
of approximately 15 miles long.
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