USS Grampus SS-207
The loss of USS Grampus (SS-207) on (or about) March 5, 1943 is one of those stories that still haunts the depths of the Pacific. She was a tough, battle-tested submarine, having already sunk thousands of tons of enemy shipping, and her crew knew their mission inside and out. But in the shadowy waters near the Solomon Islands, something happened—something final. No distress calls, no survivors, no wreck found. Just a disappearance that left 71 American submariners lost to the sea. Continue reading “USS Grampus SS-207”