"World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations, American." . . "HISTORY Military Naval." . . "Ubåd." . . "Ubådskrig." . . "S-39 (Schiff)" . . "Weltkrieg (1939-1945)" . . "World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations Submarine." . . "2. Verdenskrig." . . "1939 - 1945" . . "S-39 (Submarine)" . . "HISTORY Europe Western." . . "Stillehavet." . . . . . "Pigboat 39 an American Sub Goes to War"@en . . "Pigboat thirty-nine"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Electronic books"@en . . . . . . "Pigboat 39 : an American sub goes to war"@en . . "Pigboat 39 : an American sub goes to war" . . . . . . "Pigboat 39 : an American Sub Goes to War" . . . . . "\"\" Constructed in 1923, the American submarine S39 was practically an antique when the Japanese struck Pearl Harbor. With defective torpedoes, a semi-trained crew, and a primitive ventilation system (hence the nickname), she nevertheless sank two enemy vessels and eluded pursuit to fight again in the Solomons. This is the little-known story of how an unprepared navy fought with what it had until the tide could be turned. Bobette Gugliotta was one of the S-39 wives. With the technical assistance of her husband, Guy, an officer who served on three of the S-class boats during the war, she pres."@en . "Pigboat 39 an American sub goes to war"@en .