Strewn along the shore of Guadacanal island, the wreckage of these ships of the Son of Heaven’s proud fleet lie sodden and sagging, as though cast up on a titanic storm. No surge of primeval wave or bolt of lightening could be more effective than the man-made thunderbolt that wreaked this havoc – the bombs…
Ships sunk by the noted German raider U-9, commanded by Capt. Weddingen, with inset photo of Capt. Lt. Otto Eduard Weddingen, 1880-1915. Published 1914 Dec. 4.
Remembering the USS Grunion (SS-216). The last radio transmission from the submarine was received on 30 July 1942. “Decades later, greatly assisted by information gathered by Abele’s sons Brad, Bruce, and John, during a four-year investigation into the loss of their father’s boat, in 2007 Project Lost 52, led by explorer Tim Taylor located the…