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To: Zakeet
Sorry about the bad link in the previous post. Try this one instead.
8 posted on 10/03/2008 5:29:17 AM PDT by Zakeet (Crime wouldn't pay if the government ran it)
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To: Zakeet
The key point from your link about Grunion's fate, when she attacked the Kano Maru on 31 July 1942:

06:07 Third and fourth torpedo came, hit fore bridge and amidships on the port but both dud. The Grunion intended to surface and sink by gunfire, ripples was seen 400m distance from her. Kano Maru had two old 8cm guns on forecastle and stern. Stern's one malfunction by the torpedo shock, but forecastle gun fired to the periscope. 13mm machine guns on bridge fired as well. Before the sub appear the whole, fourth shot from Kano Maru hit the conning tower of the sub. It is thought the last of Grunion. The attack had ceased. Later rescue came from Kiska, three seaplanes, cable layer Ukishima, and sub chaser No. 26.

Sounds like another US WWII sub lost due to the dud torpedoes that plagued the fleet early in the war.

}:-)4

11 posted on 10/03/2008 5:59:41 AM PDT by Moose4 (http://moosedroppings.wordpress.com -- Because 20 million self-important blogs just aren't enough.)
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