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USS Grunion found after 74 years on patrol

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Posted by Dar 2006-08-18 12:19|| || Front Page|| [12 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Excellent. Rest in peace, Grunion.

Posted by Mike 2006-08-18 13:02|| 2006-08-18 13:02|| Front Page Top

#2 Um... I meant to say *64* years on patrol.

Posted by Dar">Dar 2006-08-18 13:08|| 2006-08-18 13:08|| Front Page Top

#3 What is with these newfound boats? First the Wahoo and now the Grunion. Are we/russia stepping up patrols or did the Navy/CG get a bonus in their budget for looking for these things? Don't get me wrong, I'm glad they found it. Just suspicious of the timing's all.

Posted by BA 2006-08-18 13:24|| 2006-08-18 13:24|| Front Page Top

#4 Well, here's your in this case...

For years, the sons -- Bruce, Brad and John, who is the founder of Boston Scientific Corp. -- have pored over Navy documents and any shipping records of the area they could locate, and contacted others interested in the Grunion's fate. John Abele, a billionaire, has paid for much of the search.

Posted by tu3031 2006-08-18 13:31|| 2006-08-18 13:31|| Front Page Top

#5 More info on the Grunion Blog.

Rest in Peace.

Posted by CrazyFool 2006-08-18 13:58|| 2006-08-18 13:58|| Front Page Top

#6 Perhaps not in the Wahoo case, but it seems that with many other ships and subs it's the ages of both the family members and the technology. In other words, the children of the crews may have gone on to have successful careers and are now at the point, 60+ years later, where they have the money and the time to investigate. And, of course, ever since improvements in technology allowed Ballard to find the Titanic, there have been more improvements and more discoveries.

From this article, it sounds like the Navy has no interest in funding these trips unless they have immediate value. The Navy did help fund Ballard's original Titanic expedition because they tasked him to check on the Thresher and Scorpion.

Posted by Dar">Dar 2006-08-18 14:00|| 2006-08-18 14:00|| Front Page Top

#7 No matter how young or old, they wanna know - RIP USS GRUNION. * On a separate, personal note, I've always been surprised how many of the pre-war S-class subs were still in combat action post-Pearl Harbor despite the advent of the BALAO/GATO-etal. classes.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-08-18 23:35|| 2006-08-18 23:35|| Front Page Top

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