Originally Posted by
Bill Greenwood
Ron, I dont think there is firm evidence that one of the mini subs ever got inside Pearl Harbor, through the anti sub nets, or fired a torpedo there.
The Ward sighted, fired on and sank a mini sub just outside the harbor entrance, 6:30 am BEFORE the air attack, began.. A few years back that sub was found, but I dont recall if it had a torpedo still on board or not, same as one which ran aground elsewhere.
I saw a program on the search for this mini sub about 2000, I think. One of the surviving Ward crewmen said then that the search was too far out to sea, should be a few miles and that they had shelled and hit the conning tower. Experts doubted him, but when found the sub was where he said with a hole right through the tower. I think a arial torpedo can be pretty large too.