USS Grunion (SS-216)
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 wrecked hull of a submarine without her bow section they believed to be Grunion. After an extensive examination of the historical and underwater archaeological data by the Naval Historical Center (now the Naval History and Heritage Command), Rear Adm. Douglas J. McAneny, ComSubPac, confirmed the boat’s discovery in a statement issued on 2 October 2008. Over ten years later, Project Lost 52 announced the discovery of Grunion’s bow on 30 July 2019.” [Source Naval History and Heritage Command]