Shiranui Towing DiagramWhat's with this picture?July 5 1942:
Shiranui was damaged by a submarine.
Too badly damaged to be towed, other ships helped out with emergency repairs:
July 7: Abukuma
July 10: 6th DesDiv
July 27: NaganamiAugust 15, Inazuma began towing Shiranui back towards the mainland.Submarine Chaser No. 26 escortingNui?I'm putting together the record of everyone's towing during the war! While I'm at it, I thought it would be a good idea to explain with illustrations -nodesu!August 20: Reached Paramushir.
August 21: Depart from Kataoka Retreat, Auxiliary gunboat Kamitsu Maru towing.
August 28: After reaching Otaru, Kamitsu Maru continued towing without resting.
September 3: Arrived at Maizuru4 knotsscribble scribbleAt that moment, Nui was...OH MY GOD! AAAHH NO MY SISTER!!In that case, wouldn't it be easier to understand if our actual condition at that time was depicted accurately?Depicting the condition at that time... something like this -nanodesu?Yeah, like that.Don't worry! We haven't been spotted!Inazuma, watching for any signs of another enemy submarine attack (so she can cut the tow and immediately fight back) during towing.Shiranui, or rather, just 75m of Shiranui's stern
July 5 1942:
Shiranui was damaged by a submarine.
Too badly damaged to be towed, other ships helped out with emergency repairs:
July 7: Abukuma
July 10: 6th DesDiv
July 27: Naganami
August 15, Inazuma began towing Shiranui back towards the mainland.
Submarine Chaser No. 26 escorting
Nui?
I'm putting together the record of everyone's towing during the war! While I'm at it, I thought it would be a good idea to explain with illustrations -nodesu!
August 20: Reached Paramushir.
August 21: Depart from Kataoka Retreat, Auxiliary gunboat Kamitsu Maru towing.
August 28: After reaching Otaru, Kamitsu Maru continued towing without resting.
September 3: Arrived at Maizuru
4 knots
scribble scribble
At that moment, Nui was...
OH MY GOD! AAAHH NO MY SISTER!!
In that case, wouldn't it be easier to understand if our actual condition at that time was depicted accurately?
Depicting the condition at that time... something like this -nanodesu?
Yeah, like that.
Don't worry! We haven't been spotted!
Inazuma, watching for any signs of another enemy submarine attack (so she can cut the tow and immediately fight back) during towing.
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