However, the Wahoo had been sunk in the Sea of Japan, and the U.S. Navy was not quite ready to venture again into the heavily mined Japanese-controlled waters of the Pacific. The Navy's submarines needed better equipment and coordination tools.
It would take two years of research and development before a plan was developed. A fleet of American submarines using an experimental and highly effective sonar system would enter the minefield and venture into the Sea of Japan to wreak havoc among its merchant ships.
If successful, the submarines could hasten Japan's surrender before more American lives were lost. Operation Barney was launched in May 1945, when a pack of nine submarines was unleashed on a quest for revenge behind enemy lines…
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