6 Submarines In 12 Days: USS England's Unbroken Record (1944)

No ship in naval history has ever done what she did. In twelve days in May 1944, the destroyer escort USS England hunted down and sank six Japanese submarines - a record that has never been matched, before or since. A year later, off Okinawa, a kamikaze nearly finished her the way she'd finished six enemy submarines. She survived. What happened to her afterward is the part almost nobody knows. This is the story of USS England, Commander Walton Pendleton, and the greatest anti-submarine hunting streak in naval history. CHAPTERS (approximate - verify against final voiceover): 0:00 - Introduction 0:55 - The Hunt Begins 2:35 - Submarine One 3:35 - Submarine Two 4:15 - Submarine Three, Four, Five 5:55 - Submarine Six 7:05 - One Year Later 7:50 - The Kamikaze 8:40 - Not the End She Deserved 10:00 - The Legacy RESOURCES & FURTHER READING: Naval History and Heritage Command - USS England (DE-635): https://www.history.navy.mil/research... Naval History and Heritage Command - Hunter-killer group tactics, Pacific War: https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-b... Destroyer Escort Sailors Association - USS England crew history: https://www.desausa.org If you enjoyed this documentary, subscribe to When Heroes Refused to Fall for more untold stories of courage, sacrifice, and defiance from military history. Drop a comment and let us know what battle or campaign you want us to cover next. #militaryhistory #WWII #USNavy #submarinewarfare #PacificWar