The Lost USS Wahoo / SS-238
 

An article about the discovery of the wreck of the USS Wahoo...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Oct 31, 2006) – For more than six decades her whereabouts have remained a mystery; her story one of submarine legend – her crew on “Eternal Patrol.”
Yet, after an extensive review of evidence, the last chapters are being written as the Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet declared today that the sunken submarine recently discovered by divers in the Western Pacific is, indeed, the World War II submarine USS Wahoo (SS 238).

Link: http://www.warfish.com/scrap-EP.html

http://www.warfish.com/wahoo-deck-gun-aft.jpg
July 28-29, 2006 - Slightly lower shot showing marine growth on the deck surrounding the gun. Courtesy of Vladimir Kartashev.


Also...
http://www.warfish.com/PWA_103106-navy.html
http://www.warfish.com/gazette.html

Please be aware that many people can not read your white text. The Lazyblue theme of this forum has a light back ground.

Thank's for the info... Changed!

That is way too cool...What a great find! :yep:

I don't suppose anyone has been awarded command of the USS Wahoo ingame yet? That would have to be the biggest easter egg ever.

'you have been given command of the USS Wahoo'

I'd spit my coffee all over the screen!

Only slightly less cool would the the Tang, Bowfin, and Drum.

My very first career after picking up the the game was in the USS Drum. I then pulled the USS Wahoo on my current career in 1943. Several other people on the forum also have done the same. I think you are just assigned a random boat from the class you've selected so I see no reason as to not get the Bowfin and or the Tang as well.

If you do get one of the "famous" boats, it would be nice if they gave you a comparative score between your boat and the real boat after every patrol.

Meh... you wold beat them easily. Its a game after all.

BTW the black text is not a great choice either for those of us with the old grey backgrounds.

I just got done reading all about this boat. Cool!

Many years familiar and Yeah I would absolutely loose my coffee
and my monitor if I got awarded wahoo.

I have seen photos (Japanes) of the hunt for wahoo
I Think they may have gotten posted up on SH3
research links I cant remember the site though
Ill have a look.
MM

If you could find those Martin, that would be :rock:

- Captain Hanzo

Man, it almost hurts to see the Wahoo like that. It always stings me a bit to think of that great ship going down.

Its almost like losing someone for years and knowing they are no longer with us, then someone shows you evidence of their demise, and then later on they show you remains. Sometimes I wonder if its easier not knowing.

I havent even been able to check out the links yet...it would seem like seeing a loved on the cold steel slab at the morgue.

Just wiki it fellows, all the info is there.

http://www.warfish.com/scrap7.html

there are some photos of the final attack, there is still some debate on what the heck Mush was doing trying to get out during the day on the surface.

hard to say, but it hurt the boat to lose O'Kane, at least in my book.

then again, I love that man.... Dick O'Kane that is...

dean_acheson... Very interesting article and photos... Thank's the link.

Notice the war time edit of the photo... http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/i...000/h42274.jpg

Some other photo's of the USS Wahoo...

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/s...sh-w/ss238.htm
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/s...-w/ss238-k.htm