Originally published at: HISTORIC FIND: WWII US Submarine Missing for 75 Years Discovered Off Coast of Japan | Sean Hannity
An American submarine missing since World War II has been discovered roughly 75 years after it sank off the coast of Japan; with researchers saying the ship’s ultimate demise was a direct strike from a 500-pound bomb.
“The submarine was found on June 5, by the Lost 52 Project, which locates lost U.S. World War II submarines. In a statement translated from Japanese, the Lost 52 Project explained that the USS Grayback (SS-208) is the first U.S. submarine discovered off the coast of Japan,” reports Fox News.
“Japanese records indicate that the sub was sunk by a 500-pound bomb dropped by a naval bomber in February 1944. The bomb hit aft of the Grayback’s conning tower and the sub sank with the loss of her 80-strong crew,” adds Fox.
Scientists used undersea drones and other submersible craft to discover the Grayback at a depth of 1,427 feet approximately 50 miles off the coast of Okinawa.
Source: Fox News
