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Remembering the USS Grunion

Posted on July 31, 2011 by subsowespac

On July 31, 1942, the USS Grunion (SS-216) was hit in her conning tower by a gun shell fired from aboard the Japanese ship Kano Maru.  One of Grunion’s torpedoes had just hit the Kano Maru crippling its main engine and … Continue reading →

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A Wonderful Time To Be Alive

Posted on July 25, 2011 by subsowespac

I think it is great to be living in a time when technology has made it possible to locate the remains of so many American submarines lost during  World War II.  Since 2005, the hulks of USS Lagarto (SS-371), USS … Continue reading →

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