Hey Sailor and historians. IJN question.

[tits]

I seem to recall seeing something several year back about the submarine war in the Pacific. I believe they spoke of an incident where a large I class IJN submarine fired a full spread at an American TG.

Supposedly two torpedoes struck a light cruiser, three others sailed pass and one stuck another cruiser about 6000 yards beyond that and two struck a DE about 4000 yards beyond that. Supposedly it was the luckiest shot of the war. Three vesels struck by a single shot at distances of 2000 yds, 8000yds and 12000yds.

Do you know anything about this.

[tits]

I-19, on 15 September 1942, fired six torpedoes at aircraft carrier USS Wasp, two of which hit the carrier and destroyed it. The four remaining torpedoes went on for several thousand meters and hit another carrier force, damaging battleship USS North Carolina, and sinking destroyer USS O'Brien. She was apparently sunk by US Navy aircraft attacks on 18 October 1943.

[Sailor]

I read about this incident years ago but had forgotten most of the particulars.

Yah, that has to be the most cost effective torpedo salvo in history.