Archive for 'Submarines'
Japanese Submarines Found Off Hawaii
Japanese submarines I-14 and I-201 were captured and sunk by American forces off Hawaii after World War II. Researchers have recently discovered their remains.
Full story at the New York Times
Posted: November 15th, 2009 under Submarines.
British Submarine HMS E18 Found
From BBC News - The wreck of a British naval submarine lost for more than 90 years has been found in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Estonia.
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Posted: October 25th, 2009 under Submarines.
USS Grunion Update
“WRENTHAM - It was one of the most intriguing stories of last summer. And it has a local connection.”
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Posted: November 30th, 2007 under Submarines.
USS Narwhal SS 167
“With World War II raging all over the world and the outcome still in doubt, it was on Nov. 15, 1943, the submarine USS Narwhal, with Cmdr Frank Latta skipper, was running submerged in an attempt to evade Japanese aircraft, warships and submarines and slip right under the noses of enemy garrisons located close by [...]
Posted: November 15th, 2007 under Submarines.
Last Battle of the USS Grunion
“There’s still debate about why the USS Grunion went down. Many submarine veterans say that it’s unlikely one 3.2-inch shell destroyed the sub, and that an explosion the size of the one reported by witnesses couldn’t have originated in the conning tower.”
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Posted: November 11th, 2007 under Submarines.
Drug traffickers building submarines
“CALI, COLOMBIA — It was on a routine patrol that the Colombian coast guard stumbled upon an eerie outpost amid the mangroves: a mini-shipyard where suspected drug traffickers were building submarines.”
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Posted: November 8th, 2007 under Submarines.
Sea Ceremony for USS Wahoo
On July 8, 2007 the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS-40) paused over the watery grave of USS Wahoo (SS-238) and conducted a service honoring the sacrifice of Captain Dudley “Mush” Morton and his crew of 79 who gave their lives while transiting La Perouse Strait in 1943.
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Posted: September 28th, 2007 under Submarines.
Submarine Legends: USS Swordfish (SS-193)
The Sargo class World War II submarine USS Swordfish (SS-193) was declared missing and presumed lost on January 12, 1945.
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Posted: January 30th, 2007 under Submarines.