Seventy-five years after a U.S. Navy submarine sank in the Pacific Ocean during World War II, the family members of its 80 lost sailors are finally getting closure as to where their loved ones rest.
(https://www.dodlive.mil/files/2019/11/Grayback-underwater-1024x575.jpg) One of the first photos of the USS Grayback under 1,400 feet of water after it was discovered off the Okinawa coast on June 5, 2019. The sub was last heard from in February 1944. Photo courtesy of the Lost 52 Project
Stories of sunken ships have fascinated the world for centuries, including the story of the USS Grayback. It was one of 52 U.S. submarines reported missing during the great conflict. Six have been found in the decades since, and now the Grayback can be added to the list of subs whose demise is no longer a mystery.
The Lost 52 Project is an organization dedicating its time and resources to finding these lost subs. This month, the Navy History and Heritage Command verified the discovery of the Grayback, which the Lost 52 Project found 1,427 feet below sea level on June 5 off Okinawa’s coast. It’s the first U.S. submarine to be found in waters off Japan.
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Post by: Maverick on November 18, 2019, 09:54:38 AM
:salute
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Post by: Ramesis on November 18, 2019, 03:27:00 PM
Seventy-five years after a U.S. Navy submarine sank in the Pacific Ocean during World War II, the family members of its 80 lost sailors are finally getting closure as to where their loved ones rest.
Sank or destroyed? :frown:
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Post by: Nefarious on November 18, 2019, 03:44:25 PM
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Post by: M0nkey_Man on November 22, 2019, 03:28:12 PM
On our boat we have a story read from the Submarine Operations of WWII book when receiving your fish. My story was actually one of the ones from the Grayback.