Navy submarine vets are a unique breed. Hardened by long tours of duty, spending months deep beneath the surface of the ocean sealed into a high-tech tin can, they share a strong camaraderie and a … ...

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.

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 ...

Hundreds of years later and the crew of the USS Wahoo (SS-238), one of the most celebrated submarines of WWII, became the ...

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.

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 ...

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.

USS Wahoo (SS 238) is launched at Mare Island Navy Yard, Calif., just eight months after her keel was laid. Adm. Gary Roughead, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, declared that the sunken submarine ...

Graver said he suspects that is the origin of the torpedo because that’s how his grandfather obtained another torpedo for another memorial to a submarine lost at sea, the USS Wahoo, in Williamsport.

For more than 60 years, Eleanor Nemzura didn”t know where her favorite brother had met his fate. On Thursday, she”s coming to Mare Island to bid him a final farewell. Nemzura”s brother, Lt ...

Hundreds of years later and the crew of the USS Wahoo (SS-238), one of the most celebrated submarines of WWII, became the first submarine to adopt the broom stick display as a tradition.

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 ...