“Eight SUB-SAILORS conducted the ONLY GROUND COMBAT OPERATION on the Japanese “homeland” of World War II.” is a great read found aboard ULTRAQUIET NO MORE, a submarine focused blog.

Here’s a snippet:

In the four days the saboteurs had anxiously watched the skies for cloud cover, the inventive crew of the Barb had built their micro switch.

When the need was posed for a pick and shovel to bury the explosive charge and batteries, the Barb’s engineers had cut up steel plates in the lower flats of an engine room, then bent and welded them to create the needed tools.

The only things beyond their control were the weather .. . . and time. Only Five Days Remained In The Barb’s Patrol.

The tail is something of legend or a movie but better; it really happened.

I encourage you to read the full story - U.S.S. Barb, The Submarine that sank a Train.