Early in World War II, Japanese forces sank the USS Wahoo submarine with 79 men on board. Vice Admiral Charles Lockwood, the Pacific Fleet Submarine Force commander, demanded retaliation.

The Biggest Mass-Production Submarine of WWII . Brought into service just five months after Pearl Harbor, the USS Wahoo was built for size: 312 feet long by 27 feet across.

The Wahoo became one of the most-celebrated submarines of World War II. In a year and a half, Morton's crew sank at least 19 Japanese ships -- more than any other submarine of the time.

University of Virginia fans rejoice: The Navy's newest submarine will be a Wahoo. Well, not exactly. The newest Virginia-class submarine will be named the USS Wahoo in honor of the legacies of two ...

Remember the USS Wahoo. Sixty-five years after the loss of the submarine and her 80-member crew, Wahoo residents still pay tribute to the vessel which bears the same name as their community.

Japanese submarine. O’Kane was promoted after his service on the USS Wahoo, and given command of the USS Tang which was under construction. The new submarine left the shipyards in 1943 and he ...

The newest Virginia-class submarine will be named the USS Wahoo in honor of the legacies of two previous submarines, including a storied World War II vessel that was sunk by a torpedo on Oct. 11 ...