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Lost Boat ( #2 of 8 )
USS Grampus (SS-207)
Lost on:
Lost on March 5,1943 with the loss of 71 officers and men, on her 6th war patrol. She was lost in Vella Gulf, sunk after engaging 2 Japanese Destroyers.
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Class:
SS 198
Commissioned:
5/23/1941
Launched:
12/23/1940
Builder:
Boston Navy Yard
Length:
307
, Beam:
27
#Officers:
6
, #Enlisted:
54
Fate:
In company with USS Grayback, Grampus departed Brisbane, Australia on her 6th war patrol from which she failed to return, the manner of her loss still remains a mystery today. 71 men lost.
