The article offers information on the USS Grayback, a secret submarine landing boat built by the U.S. Navy in the 1950s. It evaluates the negative aspects of the submarine's design, from the shelter's dry desig
“SUBMARINE GRAYBACK”The Life & Death of the WWII Sub, USS Grayback. By Rick Cline. Her fate would be a tragic death in the depths, but before she was lost, USS Grayback (SS-208) compiled an impressive battle record. The submarine and her courageous crew made a name for themselves ...
called it suicidal to mass the entire fleet in one place. That warning contradicted what President Franklin Roosevelt wanted to hear, so he replaced the man. Pearl Harbor had seemed safe because its waters were considered too shallow for torpedoes to travel. A submarine net easily blocked the h...