A WWII submarine that was sunk with 80 sailors on board and has been missing 75 years was found off the coast of Japan, according to an organization dedicated to finding lost war subs.
A World War II submarine that was sunk with 80 sailors on board and has been missing for three-quarters of a century was found, according to an organization dedicated to finding dozens of lost war subs.
The USS Grayback was discovered more than 1,400 feet under water about 50 miles south of Okinawa, Japan, in June by Tim Taylor and his"Lost 52 Project" team, which announced the finding Sunday. The sub was sunk by a Nakajima b5N carrier bomber on Feb. 26, 1944, during its 10th war patrol, according to aafter his first WWII submarine discovery of the USS R12. The team has found at least four other subs and is determined to discover, survey and create 3-D documentation of the final underwater resting places of the more than 40 remaining missing subs.The Navy did compile a history of the 52 submarines it had lost during WWII with approximate locations of where the vessels sank,.
. The sub was ordered home in late February with only two torpedoes remaining after an attack on a Japanese convoy. The Grayback was slated to arrive in Midway in March, but never arrived and listed as"presumed lost" by the end of the month. The Grayback was the 20th most successful submarine during WWII and earned two Navy commendations and eight battle stars for its service.
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