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Grayback

Ship Designation: 
SS-208
Date Lost: 
Sunday, February 27, 1944
Attack in the East China Sea
On February 27, 1944, returning through the East China Sea, Grayback expended her last two torpedoes in sinking the cargo ship Ceylon Maru. She did not report this sinking, and was never heard from again. ... Post-war study of Japanese records indicated that an ASW aircraft spotted a surfaced submarine that same day on Grayback’s intended track and attacked with bombs. The reports note that the submarine exploded and sank immediately. Subsequent depth charge attacks by surface units brought up a trail of bubbles and a heavy oil slick. ... Grayback completed nine patrols before being lost on the tenth, her most successful. She accounted for a confirmed total 13 1/2 ships, (63,850 tons), including the IJN submarine I-18. This placed her number 20 in the list of high scoring Pacific submarines.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 79

Name Service Branchsort descending
TM 2c Frederick Bell USN
MOMM 3c Milton Francis USN
MOMM 3c Marshall George USN
TM 3c Douglas Lockyer USN
EM 3c James Northam USN
EM 3c James Bennett USN
MOMM 2c Kenneth Fox USN
MOMM 3c John Gray USN
Cdr Raymond Mayo USN
CMOMM William Nicholson USN
MOMM 1c Robert Blanan USN
F 2c Carleton Fielding USN
MOMM 2c Walter Koller USN
Lt(jg) Franklin Mckelvey USN
Lt Williams Roy USN
QM 3c Ralph Bloodsworth USN
EM 3c Clifton Fieber USN
CEM Harry Knops USN
TM 3c Frederick Meyer USN
Ens Vincent Rauber USN

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