USS Grayling was the tenth Tambor-class submarine to be commissioned in the United States Navy in the years leading up to the country's December 1941 entry into World War II. She was the fourth ship o
USS Grayling (SS-209)
Admiral Chester Nimitz assumes command of the U.S. Pacific Fleet on 31 December 1941 on board Grayling (SS-209)
USS Grayling (SS-209) Memorial plaque
USS Grayling (SS-209) Memorial
USS O-9, also known as "Submarine No. 70", was one of 16 O-class submarines of the United States Navy commissioned during World War I. She was recommissioned on 14 April 1941, prior to the United Stat
USS Grayling (SS-209)
…Leary, and commissioned on 1 March 1941. After conducting tests and sea trials, she was called upon 20 June 1941 to assist in the search for submarine O-9 (SS-70), which had failed to surface after a practice dive off Isles of Shoals. O-9 was subsequently discovered on the bottom, but rescue efforts failed…
O-9 dressed overall on Washington's Birthday, 1928, in Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone
Sonar image of USS O-9 by NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research
A three-day pass from USS O-9 dated 26 May 1930