Posted on 11/11/2019 7:27:21 AM PST by RomanSoldier19
At least the families of those sailors will have some peace now.
Amen to that.....
RIP Grayback.
Grayback ranked 20th among all submarines in total tonnage sunk with 63,835 tons and 24th in number of ships sunk with 14. The submarine and crew had received two Navy Unit Commendations for their seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth war patrols.
Grayback received eight battle stars for World War II service.
“The U.S.S. Grayback, one of WWIIs most successful U.S. submarines ...
“... was attacked by land-based Japanese naval aircraft in the East China Sea on Feb. 26, 1944. The submarine was listed as missing by the U.S. Navy after it was three weeks overdue to return in March of that year.
“The discovery is part of Taylor and his wife Christine Dennisons Lost 52 Project, which aims to find the 52 missing U.S. submarines. So far, the team has located five missing subs, including the Grayback. After finding the Grayback, the couple spent months searching for relatives of the sailors who died onboard, so they could finally have some closure three-quarters of a century later. The most important thing is, theyre here, now they can be celebrated again, they can be honored again, and we know where they are, Dennison said ... “
Wonderful article on a quiet team that searching for lost US subs.
Thanks for that.
God bless them each and every one
wow...that gave me goosebumps. Thanks for posting link !
so did they pull it up from the seabed? was there anything in the sub besides remains?
I could never serve on one of them. Claustrophobia.
Marine flora and fauna usually take care of most remains, along with the seawater. And no, sunken warships are almost never raised at this removal in time and are instead left alone and treated as war graves.
U 505 is on display in Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry. They take tours of about a dozen in. I felt claustrophobic at that. I can’t imagine that thing with 50 sailors and cargo for an ocean patrol.
This is Colorado's, to USS Grayling:
Admiral Nimitz raised his flag on Grayling at one of the darkest times of the war. She was lost in Philippine waters, cause unknown.
thanks for the update on that.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Grunion
The same "circling torpedo" problem sank the submarine USS Tang.
Also the USS Tullibee. The sole survivor was a member of the bridge watch that was blasted into the sea by the explosion.
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