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Navy finds lost sub
Story here. It's the Grunion, last heard from in 1942, and found off the Aleutians.
I have a foggy memory that one of her officers (who wasn't on her last tour) wrote a book about the ship.
Comments
Two observations: First, the Navy did not find the sub, a private expedition financed by the family of the commanding officer found it. The Navy just confirmed the find. Second, the discovery occurred over a year ago (see more details at http://poppypundit.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/the-final-voyage-of-the-uss-grunion/). I'm not sure why it's just now making the news again.
Posted by: David at October 4, 2008 06:25 AM
Boat. Submarines are Boats.
Posted by: Kevin Baker at October 4, 2008 12:01 PM
It's making the news because the Navy just officially confirmed what the private expedition found was the Grunion. Sad story, especially since what apparently sunk them was their own torpedo.
Posted by: Hartley at October 4, 2008 09:01 PM