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Mystery Behind A Missing World War II Submarine And Its Crew Finally Solved


Historians never knew what happened to one WWII submarine until recently!

The following day, on February 25, 1944, the crew aboard the Grayback sent another victorious radio message, claiming that they had destroyed Asama Maru, a Japanese submarine that was used primarily as a troop carrier. Just ten months after the vessel's construction was completed by the Electric Boat Company, Rear Admiral Wilson Brown's wife personally announced the launching of the Grayback on January 31, 1941. During its next two missions at sea, the Grayback found itself sailing across South China's territory and had several issues with enemy patrol, low-lit nights, and waters that were perilous to cross at times.

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