A 75-year-old mystery has been solved, and the families of 80 American sailors lost at sea will now have closure: the USS Grayback has finally been found. She was launched on 31st January 1941. The USS Grayback was discovered more than 1,400 feet under water about 50 miles south of Okinawa, Japan, in June by Tim Taylor and his "Lost 52 Project" team, which announced the finding Sunday. USS Grayback Base Photo Gallery. Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. USS Grayback’s tenth patrol, her most successful in terms of tonnage sunk, was also to be her last. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. USS Grayback (SSG/LPSS/SS-574) WEBPAGE A Brief History of the USS Grayback Construction of the USS... Click here for complete and accurate listing of men lost on USS Grayback See also Ed Howard's Final... USS Grayback (SS-208) USS Grayback SS-208 USS Grayback (SSG/LPSS/SS-574) WEBPAGE A Brief History of the USS Grayback Construction of the USS... Google Earth image GRAYBACK … Add Your Name to the SS-574 Crew Roster . In 1958, Grayback conducted tests and shakedown along the West Coast. The sub was last heard from in February 1944. The USS Grayback, credited with sinking 14 enemy ships, was discovered south of Okinawa with much of its body still intact. The wreck of USS Grayback was recently discovered in 1,400 feet of water off Okinawa, Japan, by an exploration team led by Tim Taylor..Please contact us if you are related to anyone who served on Grayback. USS Grayback (SS-208), a Tambor-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the lake herring. 2019 Grayback Base Pictures 2018 Grayback Base Pictures. A 75-year mystery is laid to rest this Veteran’s Day following the discovery of the USS Grayback (SS-208), an established World War II submarine that disappeared in 1944 with 80 crewmembers onboard. Private explorers found the U.S.S. This missile also carried a packet of mail, the first missile mail run, 17 September 1958. 2017 Dacula Memorial Day Parade. Memorial Dedication: Georgia National Cemetery. Also see Lost 52 Project.. See the Submarine Discoveries page for information on the discovery of the wreck of this vessel.. She sailed from Pearl Harbor on … The following men were lost while serving on USS Grayback (SS-208). One of the first photos of the USS Grayback under 1,400 feet of water after it was discovered off the Okinawa cost on June 5, 2019. Archive Images . 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