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Lost Boat ( #5 of 5 )
USS Grenadier (SS-210)
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Lost on April 22,1943 near Penang, with no immediate loss of life. She was on her 6th war patrol. While stalking a convoy, she was spotted by a plane and dove. While passing 130 feet, Grenadier was bombed, causing severe damage. She was lodged on the bottom 270 feet and the crew spent hours fighting fires and flooding. When she surfaced, she had no propulsion and was attacked by another plane. While she shot down the plane. When enemy ships arrived, the CO abandoned ship and scuttled the boat. Of the 76 crew members taken prisoner, 72 survived the war.
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Class:
SS 198
Commissioned:
5/1/1941
Launched:
11/29/1940
Builder:
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Length:
307
, Beam:
27
#Officers:
6
, #Enlisted:
54
Fate:
Grenadier was scuttled after being heavily damaged by a Japanese aircraft off Malay Peninsula. Her crew was taken prisoner by the Japanese. 4 died in captivity.
