The first USS Harder was commissioned Dec. 2, 1942, with Cmdr. Samuel D. Dealey in command. It now rests upright and is relatively intact. The NHHC said the excellent state of preservation of the ...

The USS Harder, led by famed Cmdr. Samuel D. Dealey, earned a legendary reputation during its fifth patrol when it sunk three destroyers and heavily damaged two others in just four days ...

O n Aug. 24, 1944, helmed as always by native Texan Cmdr. Samuel Dealey, the USS Harder went into battle in Dasol Bay off the west coast of Luzon, the main island of the Philippines. This ...