Wreckage of legendary WWII sub, with Atlantan aboard, discovered after 73 years: Column. James Nick Chotas was a radioman on the USS Grayback, a WWII sub famed for its service during the war ...

The USS Grayback is credited with sinking 14 enemy ships. In January 1944, after nine successful patrol missions, it set out from Pearl Harbor to patrol the seas south of Japan - only to never return.

The USS Grayback displaced 1,499 tons of seawater while on the surface and 2,410 tons while submerged. She measured 27 feet, 3 inches wide and 307 feet, 2 inches long, and could sail up to 20.4 ...

Brasch’s brother was one of 80 crew members killed in the sinking of the USS Grayback submarine near Japan in 1944. The submarine wreckage was just recently located after having been missing for ...

USS Grayback: The Secret Submarine Behind Operation Thunderhead. Posted: June 25, 2025 | Last updated: June 25, 2025. In 1972, the US Navy launched a top-secret rescue mission known as Operation ...