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History, Reference, Research, and GrogTalk => Military (and other) History => Topic started by: steve58 on February 17, 2023, 02:18:39 PM

Title: Wreckage of USS Albacore found off Japan
Post by: steve58 on February 17, 2023, 02:18:39 PM
USS Albacore is credited with sinking the light cruiser Tenryū, the aircraft carrier Taihō and several other Japanese ships.
QuoteThe wreckage of a lost U.S. submarine from World War II has been found off the coast of Japan.

Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) confirmed Friday that a sunken craft off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan is the wreckage of the USS Albacore — a World War II-era U.S. submarine.

https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/a/albacore-ss-218-ii.html