ABSTRACT

Captain. He is credited with the most significant single submarine sinking of WW2. As captain of the submarine USS Archer fish, on 29 November 1944 he sank the then-largest aircraft carrier in the world, the Japanese Shinano, on her maiden voyage. The Shinano, displacing more than 69,000 tons, was begun as a Yamato-class battleship and converted to an aircraft carrier after Japan’s heavy carrier losses at the battle of Midway. Enright skillfully manoeuvred on the surface for six hours, finally attacking at 1,400 yards. He fired six torpedoes, scoring four hits; eight hours later Shinano sank. Enright was awarded the Navy Cross for his victory.