Here is a diagram drawn by a Japanese sailor abord the Kana Maru describing the Grinion’s last battle.
WW2 Submarine USS Grunion’s Last Battle
Posted by admin | Under ww2 submarine Monday Aug 18, 2008WW2 Submarine USS Grunion Found by the Captain’s Sons
Posted by admin | Under ww2 submarine Sunday Aug 17, 2008
A team lead by Brad and John Abele, sons of Lieutenant Commander Mannert L. Abele, found the wreckage of the US Grunion (SS-216) on August 6, 2007. Following the last know course of the Grunion, and recently discovered notes from a Japanese sailor, the search team found her pretty much where they expected, a spot just north of Kiska Island at the tip of the Aleutians.
It seems that she attacked a convoy headed into Kiska and may have been surprised by one of the freighter’s 5 inch deck gun. Based on the damage seen in the wreckage, the two theories are that she took a single hit from the deck gun in the conning tower and that was possibly followed by a hit from a circular torpedo run.
The search team used sophisticated sonar technology to find the sub, then confirmed the find with photos and video from a remotely piloted vehicle.
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