USS Grayback

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USS Grayback (SS-208), was a Tambor-class submarine, and was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the lake herring Coregonus artedi. She ranked 20 among all U.S. submarines in total tonnage sunk during World War II, with 63,835 tons, and 24th in number of ships sunk, with 14. She was sunk near Okinawa on 27 February 1944. Her wreck was discovered in June 2019.

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SS-208
shipwreckTambor-class submarinesubmarineGeneral Dynamics Electric BoatUnited States Navy

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    1944-02-27T00:00:00Z
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    rediscovery
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    Grayback (SS208). Port side, 05-06-1941 - NARA - 513040Grayback (SS208). Port side, 05-06-1941 - NARA - 513040
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