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Grampus

Ship Designation: 
SS-207
Date Lost: 
Friday, March 5, 1943
Lost at Sea

On February 11, 1943, Grampus, in company with Grayback (SS-208), departed Brisbane to patrol the Blackett Strait area. ... Grayback reported sighting Grampus in her assigned area on 4 March. Nothing further was seen or heard of Grampus and her crew of 71 following that date. ... Analysis of Japanese records after the war indicates that IJN destroyers Minegumo and Murakomo attacked and sank a submarine in that area on March 5, possibly by gunfire. Amplifying information is unavailable, since both destroyers were sunk on March 7, with the loss of their logs and battle reports.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 71

Namesort ascending Service Branch
TM 3c Leland Roberts USN
TM 3c Verl Purdom USN
CGM Lois Presley USN
F 1c Thomas Poyner USN
Y 1c Howard Pillsbury USN
EM 3c George Phelps USN
CMOMM Charles Patrick USN
CPhM James Oneal USN
MOMM 2c David Olexa USN
Lt Edward Oconnor USN
MOMM 1c Joseph Nash USN
CEM Willard Moeller USN
MOMM 1c George Mitchell USN
SC 1c Rayhugh Michael USN
Sea 1c William Mcclure USN
GM 3c Vernon Law USN
EM 1c Harris Larson USN
SM 1c Duane Kilpatrick USN
MM 1c Sam Kane USN
MM 3c Michael Joyce USN

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Prepared by: J.P.O’Hara, CDR, USN (Ret.)