USS COD gato class destroys dutch submarine

July 8, 1945 "USS Cod" arrived at Ladd Reef in the South China Sea to aid the Dutch Submarine O-19 which had grounded on the coral outcropping. After two days of attempts at pulling O-19 free,the 56 Dutch sailors were rescued to safety. Cod destroyed the O-19 with two scuttling charges, two torpedoes, and 16 rounds from 5-inch deck gun. The Cod was home to 153 men for the two and a half-day run to the recently liberated Subic Bay naval base.

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[PitbullNL]

Why they fired at the dutch sub?????

[colacas]

it was groundend over a coral reef in enemy waters

[Ating5150]

Thank you Colacas for uploading this video! This means a lot to me! In 2003 I asked the USS Cod for this partically film, because my granddad was one of the crewmembers of the O19. He passed away a couple of years ago, but during his live he told us about this rescue by the USS Cod. After they were dropped off in Australia, the O19 crew gave a Thank You party for their rescuefriend in Perth. That's why the USS Cod has a martini glass on their tower. What's the name of the documentary? Thanx!

[colacas]

I don´t rememember the exact title, it was an History Channel documentary about US submarines at ww2, maybe this programme "Silent Service, US Pacific Submarines"

[ursa41]

I am an avid WW II buff, and one of the many areas of interest are the Dutch armed forces, particularly their navy, and specifically, their submarine fleet, both K-class and O-class boats, both immaculate designs. How sad that the O-19 had to be dispatched by the USS Cod, but better that than to fall under Japanese hands....a most wonderful video on a little known fact of WW II. Thank you for posting!!!

[xxxxStarmanxxxx]

@Ating5150 I have a photo of that party.

My mother went there with her English B/F who was a crew member of the O19

[augustbentle616]

This video went viral on Hungary

[Change6609]

@Polaris688

Hi again! Regarding our discussion about the Dutch sub O-19 and the possiblity that a US navy pilot broke off an attack on a suspected Dutch sub with numbers in orange: On w w w. dutchfleet. n e t (leave the open spaces) I dropped your question. Dutch subs had no numbers in orange, only in the colour white or black. On dutchfleet there are extensive logs of all waractions of the dutch subs (very interesting!). It seems no sub operated in the Wake area. Sincerely,'Change6609'

[TelcoPhil]

They just had a ceremony on the Cod in Cleveland.

"Cleveland: USS Cod opens fire on Lake Erie"

WKYC-TV- ‎1 hour ago‎

[Change6609]

@Polaris688

I have put down a question as to your story on the website w w w dutchfleet. nl You might that website interesting (it also has an english channel)

If I hear anything, I'll let you know!

[Change6609]

@Polaris688

Hi! I'm not sure if ourDutch submarines in the Pacific had numbers in orange painted on the cunning tower.

I'll try to check this out.

But Dutch air force planes did carry an orange triangle on them, which they only carried in wartime, (our normal roundle, in red, white and blue could be too much like the british roundle)

[Pitanh]

Thank you for posting this amazing video! My great uncle is in it , topside on the Cod, nice to see him so young! He wrote about this in his journal, now property of the Cod museum.

[rhinochasejr]

He told me that the sub is still there and had never moved from that reef