National Archives # 19-N-23992 courtesy of .Ĭommemorative postal cover on the occasion of Grayback's (SS-208) first day in service, 30 June 1941. Grayback (SS-208) on her shakedown trials. Grayback (SS-208) fitting out & Mackerel (SS-204) with ice on her fore deck and radio wires, photographed in early 1941. when the Sculpin (SS-191) was sunk & 62 other crewmen were K.I.A. This photo was from the collection of FC3 Frank Salava who was K.I.A. Official USN photo courtesy of George & Linda Salava. He appears here in the center of this photo showing officers of the Muskallunge (SS-262) during her commissioning, on 15 March 1943. Photo courtesy of Scott Koen & .Ĭolor-tinted postcard of the Grayback (SS-208), port side view, probably just after launching at the Electric Boat Co. Grayback (SS-208), port side view, probably just after launching at the Electric Boat Co. (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 01 February 1941, FINAL EDITION, Image 10, via .Ĭommemorative postal cover on the occasion of Grayback's (SS-208) launching, 31 January 1941, at the Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT.Ĭourtesy of Jack Treutle (of blessed memory). Insert image and text provided by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library, Chapel Hill, NC. Photo courtesy of NATIONAL ARCHIVES CATALOG / National Archives Identifier: 195444 via .Īll decked up with bunting, the Grayback (SS-208) slides down the launching ways at Electric Boat on 31 January 1941. Brown was apparently camera shy Her husband appears here receiving a medal from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on 28 April 1942. Wilson Brown, wife of Rear Admiral Wilson Brown. machine guns Propulsion, diesel-electric, four General Motors Co., diesel engines, 5.400 hp, Fuel Capacity, 96,365 gals., four General Electric Co., electric motors, 2,740 hp, Battery cells 252, twin propellers. Length 307' 2" Beam 27' 3" Draft 13' 3" Speed, Surfaced 20 kts, Submerged 8.75 kts Complement 5 Officers, 54 Enlisted Armament, ten 21" torpedo tubes, 24 torpedoes, one 3"/50 dual purpose deck gun, two. Specifications: Displacement, Surfaced: 1,475 t., Submerged: 2,370 t. Her wreck was located by Tiburon Subsea CEO Tim Taylor along with his "Lost 52 Project" team and released for publication November 2019. Launched, 31 January 1941 Commissioned, USS Grayback (SS-208), 30 June 1941 Lost to enemy action, sunk by Japanese carrier based aircraft and anti-submarine surface units, 27 February 1944 in the East China Sea Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown) Grayback received two Navy Unit Commendations and eight battle stars for World War II service. Gar Class Submarine: Laid down, 3 April 1940, at the Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT.
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