Pigboat 39-Pa Gugliotta Bobette
Pigboat 39-Pa Gugliotta Bobette " Constructed in 1923, the American submarine S39 was practically an antique when the Japanese struck Pearl Harbor. This is the little-known story of how an unprepared…
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Pigboat 39-Pa Gugliotta Bobette
" Constructed in 1923, the American submarine S39 was practically an antique when the Japanese struck Pearl Harbor. This is the little-known story of how an unprepared navy fought with what it had until the tide could be turned. With defective torpedoes, a semi-trained crew, and a primitive ventilation system (hence the nickname), she nevertheless sank two enemy vessels and eluded pursuit to fight again in the Solomons.
With the technical assistance of her husband, Guy, an officer who served on three of the S-class boats during the war, she presents an accurate and absorbing account of submarine operations and warfare. Bobette Gugliotta was one of the S-39 wives. No less valuable is her candid and sympathetic portrayal of the men and women whose lives were caught up in the voyage of the