How USS Tang Sank 33 Japanese Ships — Then Was Destroyed By Its Own Last Torpedo Why Commander Richard O'Kane drove USS Tang into the middle of enemy convoys during WW2 — and became the deadliest submarine commander in US history. This World War 2 story reveals how breaking every rule led to 33 Japanese ships destroyed and tactics that changed submarine warfare forever. June 24, 1944. Lieutenant Commander Richard H. O'Kane, USS Tang (SS-306), Yellow Sea. Six Japanese cargo ships guarded by sixte

WATCH: The USS Giffords, the Navy's newest combat ship, was put into active service on Saturday following a commissioning ceremony that honored the Former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was injured during a 2011 shooting. Giffords told the crowd that the vessel is "strong and tough, just like her crew." | NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas