submarines during the war, was discovered about 50 nautical miles south of Okinawa back in June. Navy submarine that was bombed during a Word War II mission in 1944 and had been missing ever since was finally found near the coast of Japan, giving some sense of closure to the families of the 80 sailors who presumably died aboard the vessel that day.Ī team of ocean explorers confirmed Sunday that the USS Grayback, one of the most successful U.S. The USS Grayback was discovered about 50 nautical miles south of Okinawa. Patrol boat USS Eagle PE-56 was located by a private dive team just a few miles off the Maine coast, ending a 74-year mystery about the ship's location.Navy Submarine That Went Missing with 80 Sailors Aboard Found 75 Years Later Navy warship sunk by a German submarine during World War II. In a separate project, divers recently discovered the wreck of the last U.S. She was destroyed in a kamikaze attack during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in November 1944.
Within months, the stern was repaired and the Abner Read rejoined the war. Navy ships towed the destroyer back to port. Sailors worked quickly to shore up the damage and kept the main part of the Aber Read's hull watertight. Incredibly, the Abner's Crew were able to keep the destroyer afloat. Seventy-one lives were lost in the incident. The ship's stern was torn off by a Japanese mine during a submarine patrol on Aug. Last year, the stern of the destroyer Abner Read was discovered off the island of Kiska.
territory, was also occupied by Japanese forces during World War II.Īmerican forces were locked in a grueling 15-month campaign to retake the inhospitable storm-battered corner of America.
The Philippines, which at the time was a U.S. territories to be occupied by foreign forces in the last 200 years. Along with Guam, the islands are among the handful of U.S. The islands are part of a volcanic chain that extends 1,200 miles westward from the Alaskan peninsula. Kiska and the Aleutian island of Attu were occupied by as many as 7,200 Japanese troops from June 1942 to mid-August 1943. "As Tim Taylor, and others like him, discover the final resting place for our lost sailors, they help to carry out that mission." "Our mission at the Naval History and Heritage Command is to make certain the memory of our sailors' service will always be remembered, honored and valued," said Robert Neyland, the Naval History and Heritage Command's underwater archaeology branch head, in the statement. The work of the Lost 52 Project is carefully coordinated with the Naval History and Heritage Command. The expedition to find the Grunion's bow marked his fourth World War II submarine discovery.
Taylor is also CEO of Tiburon Subsea, which provides underwater technology equipment, and founder of exploration organization Ocean Outreach. In the statement, Lost 52 Project Founder Tim Taylor said that he is honored to add to the Abele brothers' discovery. The latest discovery was made a short distance from the main wreck, with researchers noting that the bow is resting on a volcanic slope on the seabed. The main wreckage of the sub was found in August 2007, thanks to the efforts of John, Bruce and Brad Abele, sons of the Grunion's captain, Mannert Abele.
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