Adm. Frederick Burdett Warder Dies at 95; Decorated Navy Submarine Commander Sank Six Japanese Ships During WW II From: The Washington Post | Date: February 3, 2000| Author: Adam Bernstein | Copyright 2000 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Frederick Burdett Warder, 95, a highly decorated Navy rear admiral known as "Fearless Freddie" and credited with sinking at least six Japanese ships while commanding the submarine Seawolf during World War II, died of congestive heart failure Feb. 1 at his home in Ocala, Fla.

At a time when the crude submarines were not noted for torpedoes that fired with precision, Adm. Warder took charge of the Seawolf in 1939 and quickly became known as an "artist of submarining," Theodore Roscoe wro...

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