October 11, 1943 - A submarine, later dedicated to the city of Wahoo, was sunk by Japan on Oct. 11, 1943. The submarine was under the command of Lieutenant Commander DW. Morton and 79 other crew ...
This month, a welder at a Virginia shipyard etched the keel plate of the USS Barb, the ceremonial birthing of a new submarine. The Virginia-class fast attack submarine joins hundreds of Navy subs ...
On Friday, March 8, 1957, a tsunami that originated in the Aleutian Islands and generated 32 foot waves hit Kauai and destroyed or damaged 75 homes and left 250 people homeless, while washing out six ...
There were 569 crewmen of Mare Island submarines lost during World War II, including USS Wahoo and USS Tang. Thanks to Myrna Hayes and Larry Maggini, they won’t be forgotten. For the 19th time, a ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Brought into service just five months after Pearl Harbor, the USS Wahoo was built for size: 312 feet long by 27 feet across. This would allow it ...