Shown on this page are six photos of the wreck that we believe to be USS Wahoo (SS-238). When the photo was taken the submarine was at 300 feet, rigged for depth charges. The loss of Morton sent shock waves among the submarine force and triggered a change tactics in the Sea of Japan. The career of the USS Wahoo in sinking Japanese ships in the farthest reaches of the Empire is legendary in submarine circles. The patrol’s beginnings were marked by the worst possible luck with torpedoes. On 8 July 2007, the U.S. Navy conducted a wreath-laying ceremony at sea for the crew of Wahoo. In terms of individual ships sunk, he was one of the top three skippers of the war. Both Tsushima Straits, where the attack on the steamer was made, and La Perouse Straits, through which Wahoo was to make good her exit from the Japan Sea, are known to have been mined. In twenty-eight days away from port, seven of them spent in her assigned area in the Sea of Japan, Wahoo had expended ten torpedoes in nine attacks without inflicting any damage on the enemy. While on the war patrol during, which she sank a Japanese destroyer and a convoy of four ships, the submarine Wahoo, commanded by Lt. Cmdr. Eighty Americans sleep in the Soya Strait 12 miles northeast of here. Wahoo fired a spread of four torpedoes at the largest tanker Kamoi Maru scoring three hits, which would eventually sink the ship a few hours later. Morton reported their poor performance and was ordered to return to base. 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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 … . The ceremony was held on the confirmed site of the sinking of the submarine as a joint exercise with the Navy of the Russian Federation. Wahoo watched as the destroyer headed its way, and at dangerously close range, Wahoo fired another torpedo that broke the enemy ship in half. This despite the fact thatSawfish transited La Perouse on 9 October and reported no indications of mining. Wahoo had intended to shell the latter, but had to break off when an enemy ship came on the scene. On 9 September, Wahoo again departed Pearl. On 7 February, Wahoo arrived at Pearl Harbor to a hero’s welcome. A few days later, Wahoo destroyed a Japanese destroyer and convoy.” Official U.S. Navy photograph from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 42275. Wahoo returned to Pearl Harbor from her sixth war patrol on 29 August 1943 with the dejected air peculiar to a highly successful submarine who suddenly could not make her torpedoes run true. Lieutenant Commander Dudley W. Morton, Wahoo's commanding officer, reported this action as “another running gun fight ... destroyer gunning ... Wahoo running.” Official U.S. Navy photograph now in the collections of the National Archives, 80-G-38602. Nothing will ever be said about you remaining in Brisbane.” Not one member of the crew asked for a transfer. Appendix A: Chronology - January 1991 cont. . Wahoo sighted a medium-size ship, apparently a freighter, and fired one torpedo. Her patrolling career began in August 1942 in the Carolines. Official U.S. Navy photograph now in the collections of the National Archives, 80-G-35725. "Fifty miles across at their narrowest, the Tsushima Straits are Japan's historic doors to the Asiatic mainland. Inscription on the accompanying stainless steel plaque (English and Japanese): On October 11, 1943, the Japanese Navy sank the American Submarine Wahoo SS238 in a Five hour air and sea attack. Unfortunately, the story of USS Wahoo ends in tragedy. He requested return to the Sea of Japan, and it was granted. Presumably the submarine knocking at the door last week was American. Periscope photograph, taken by USS Wahoo (SS-238) on 27 January 1943. Credited with sinking at least 20 large enemy vessels in just over a year, the submarine made seven historic patrols before it was sunk on Oct. 11, 1943. She topped off with fuel at Midway and left there on 13 September heading for the dangerous but important Japan Sea. the Sailors of USS Wahoo who were Sunken by the Japanese Naval Aircraft and Ships in Soya Strait. The second USS Wahoo (SS-565), a Tang-class submarine, was commissioned It is felt, however, that Wahoo succumbed to the attack referred to above, and not to a mine. Photos from the Russian team that located the USS WAHOO show severe oblique damage at the level of the conning tower below the bridge and continuing below to the pressure hull amidships. One source (Morison) suggests that I-15 hit the battleship USS North Carolina with a torpedo on September 15, 1942. Domei was quoted as reporting that on 5 October, a "steamer" was sunk by an American submarine off the west coast of Honshu near the Straits of Tsushima. . Several ships, among them the transport Buyo Maru, were sunk in the action. Richard Hetherington "Dick" O'Kane (February 2, 1911 – February 16, 1994) was a United States Navy submarine commander in World War II, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for commanding USS Tang in the Pacific War against Japan to the most successful record of any United States submarine ever. *As quoted by Newsweek, 3 May 43. Morton convinced Admiral Lockwood to allow Wahoo to return to the Sea of Japan, this time armed with the new experimental Mark XVIII electric torpedo. Wahoo cut short her patrol and returned to Pearl Harbor with nothing to show for her efforts but three sampans sunk by her deck guns on the way home. Lieutenant Richard H. O'Kane, executive officer, at the periscope during Wahoo's (SS-238) attack on a Japanese convoy north of New Guinea, 26 January 1943. Said the Tokyo radio: the steamer went down in 'seconds' with loss of 544 persons aboard. . Later in the war, O’Kane would receive the Medal of Honor for his leadership as commander of USS Tang (SS-306). Over them centuries ago Regent Hideyoshi's armada sailed to battle the Koreans and send home 38,000 enemy ears pickled in wine. It was said that the ship sank "after several seconds" with 544 people losing their lives. Lieutenant Commander Dudley W. Morton, commanding officer of USS Wahoo (SS-238), described his submarine's successful third war patrol during a press conference at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, circa mid-February 1943. Official U.S. Navy photograph now in the collections of the National Archives, 80-G-35738. The submarine arrived back at Pearl Harbor on 17 October for refit and overhaul. She was instructed to report by radio after she passed through the Kurils. Three remaining crewmembers were without food and water. Six charges had just gone off and the crew was awaiting more charges. On Oct. 11, 1943, the date Wahoo was due to exit through La Perouse Strait, Japanese records show an antisubmarine aircraft found a submarine and dropped three depth charges, an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) weapon designed to explode at a preset depth under water. For her fourth patrol, Wahoo went to the Yellow Sea west of Korea. They were taken on July 28 and 29, 2006, by a Russian team in a dive at the specific location whose coordinates were previously given to the Russian authorities by the Wahoo Project. On 21 October, Wahoo was to head for home, but nothing was ever heard from Morton or Wahoo again. Aboard the USS Wahoo at the time was Navy Fireman First Class Bob Jasa of Wahoo. It had achieved one of World War II's, most daring submarine penetrations of enemy waters, a feat ranking with German G[ue]nther Prien's entry at Scapa Flow, the Jap invasion of Pearl Harbor, the U.S. raid in Tokyo Bay.". On the site of Cape Sōya stands the Monument of Peace, a memorial to the USS Wahoo, sunk with 80 men aboard on October 11, 1943, as well as 5 Japanese merchant ships sunk with 690 people, attacked by Wahoo. On 8 November, Wahoo was underway to her assigned area in the Solomon Islands keeping in sight Bougainville and the Buka Islands for her second war patrol. In twenty-eight days away from port, seven of them spent in her assigned area in the Sea of Japan, WAHOO had expended ten torpedoes in nine attacks without inflicting any damage on the A Navy band is on hand to greet the submarine Wahoo on her return to Pearl Harbor following a patrol during which she sank a Japanese destroyer and an entire enemy convoy of four ships. Officer standing at left appears to be the executive officer, Lieutenant Richard H. O'Kane. Morton served as executive officer for Wahoo’s first two war patrols. According to Japanese military records, Morton sank four ships amounting to about 13,000 tons on their final patrol. The original caption, released with this photograph on 3 March 1943, read, “Hero's Welcome. 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Scene in the control room during Wahoo's (SS-238) 27 January 1943 action with a Japanese destroyer. On this patrol Wahoo sank a freighter. Lieutenant Commander Dudley W. Morton, commanding officer, with another officer (probably Lieutenant Richard H. O'Kane), in Wahoo's (SS-238) conning tower during her attack on a Japanese convoy north of New Guinea, 26 January 1943. . The original caption, released with this photograph on 3 March 1943, read, “Act of Mercy. Here she sank eight freighters, a tanker, a patrol craft and two sampans in March 1943. Wahoo’s fifth war patrol was again hailed as outstanding in aggressiveness and efficiency. Upon them in 1905 crusty Admiral Togo smashed the Russian Fleet. Official U.S. Navy photograph now in the collections of the National Archives, 80-G-35726. She sank two large freighters, a transport, a tanker, and an escort vessel. Morton received a gold star, in lieu of a second Navy Cross, from Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. On 5 October, Wahoo sighted an aircraft carrier which Kennedy believed to be Ryujo, sunk six weeks earlier in the Solomons. After intensive post-repair trials and training, Wahoo departed on her sixth war patrol. On 16 January 1943, Wahoo was underway on her third war patrol with her escort, USS Patterson (DD-392), headed for a Japanese supply base on the north coast of New Guinea. USS Wahoo (SS-238) and gained fame as an aggressive and highly successful submarine after Lieutenant Commander Dudley Walker "Mush" Morton became her skipper. She was sunk by Japanese aircraft in October 1943 while returning home from a patrol in the Sea of Japan. Tang was credited with sinking 33 enemy ships, totaling 116,454 tons, making it the most successful US submarine in history both in number of ships sunk and total tonnage. The official search for the final resting place of the submarine began in April 2002. The submarine could have been none other than Wahoo: none other was operating in that area. The Journey to Find USS Wahoo: the official story. Japanese records now reveal that the following ships were sunk in the Sea of Japan shortly before Wahoo's loss: Tako Maru 2,958T., 25 Sept.; Konron Maru 7,903T., 1 Oct.; Kanko Maru l,288gt., 6 Oct.; and Kanko Maru 2,995gt., 9 Oct. Wahoo was the only submarine who could have sunk these ships. A few days later, Wahoo encountered another convoy and was credited with sinking Buyo Maru, Fukuei Maru, and an unknown maru. Photographs are available at warfish.com and oneternalpatrol.com. Morton fired three torpedoes on the destroyer, but they missed. Morton was profoundly upset about the last patrol. They were taken on July 28 and 29, 2006, by a Russian team in a dive at the specific location whose coordinates were previously given to the Russian authorities by the Wahoo Project. Official U.S. Navy photograph now in the collections of the National Archives, 80-G-37033. Wahoo set a course for a point to the northeast of Round Island, off Dairen. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships collection in the U.S. National Archives, 19-N-33837. D.W. Morton) attacked a Japanese convoy about 270 nautical miles north of New Guinea and torpedoed and sank the Japanese army cargo ships Buyo Maru (5447 GRT) and Fukuei Maru No.2 (1901 GRT) in position 02°00'N, 139°14'E. Dudley W. Morton, USN, of Miami, Florida, came across a small fishing boat, becalmed. 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United States Submarine Losses World War II: Submarine Combat Patrols against Japan: 1942–45, SECNAV Names Two Future Virginia-class Submarines, Leaders of the Deep: Top WWII Submariners and their Submarines. USS Wahoo (SS-238) provided food and water to the crew of a fishing boat, circa January 1943. Harusame's back is clearly broken, but she was repaired and returned to service despite the heavy damage. Official U.S. Navy photograph now in the collections of the National Archives, 80-G-39746. on 29 August 1943 with the dejected air peculiar to a highly successful submarine which suddenly could not make her torpedoes run true. The patrol was Morton’s third as commander of the boat establishing a record not only in damage inflicted on the enemy for three successive patrols, but also for accomplishing this feat in the shortest time. The keel for SS-238 was laid on June 28, 1941. On 8 July 2007, the U.S. Navy conducted a wreath-laying ceremony at sea for the crew of Wahoo. Wahoo earned six battle stars for her World War II service. On the wall at right are charts of western New Guinea and of the Iron Bottom Sound area between Guadalcanal and Tulagi. More recent authorities (Hackett & Kingsepp) maintain that the torpedo came from another submarine operating in the area, I-19, which was also responsible for the sinking of USS Wasp, which I-15 duly observed and reported. The submarine, named after a swift fish of the Pacific Ocean, was launched on Feb. 14, 1942. Wahoo conducted her third patrol in the Palau area. In just 10 days, Wahoo launched 10 torpedo attacks on eight different targets. . USS Wahoo (SS-238). “Wahoo is expendable. Not one of the many attacks on merchantmen resulted in a torpedo hit; Wahoo's only sinkings were of three sampans by gunfire. Colloquium on Contemporary History 1989-1998, DANFS - Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Needs and Opportunities in the Modern History of the U.S. Navy, Permitting Policy and Resource Management, "Ex Scientia Tridens": The U.S. The USS Wahoo Peace Memorial was dedicated at Cape Soya, Hokkaido, Japan in 1995. The submarine was sunk by a direct hit from an aerial bomb near the conning tower. Lieutenant Commander Dudley W. Morton, commanding officer of USS Wahoo (SS-238), at right, with his executive officer, Lieutenant Richard H. O'Kane, on the submarines open bridge, at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, after her very successful third war patrol, circa 7 February 1943. The inscription on the memorial reads in part: When the Wahoo was lost it was the highest-scoring submarine in the U.S. Navy. The divers felt this was consistent with an aerial bomb strike. The sub eventually returned to Pearl Harbor in late January 1942 before being sent to Mare Island near San Francisco for an overhaul. USS Wahoo (SS-238) off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 14 July 1943. Her second patrol was in the Solomons, and she sank a freighter. Morton was considered an innovative leader and one of his initiatives was to have his executive officer, Lt. Dick O’Kane, man the periscope. Official U.S. Navy photograph now in the collections of the National Archives, 80-G-60948. Wahoo went in for refit. Her Skipper, Commander D. W. Morton, returned to port to have the torpedoes changed or checked, and requested that Wahoobe sent back to the Japan Sea for her seventh patrol. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives, 19-N-48937. Wahoo is believed to be near the site of the Russian submarine L-19, possibly sunk by mines in late August 1945 after Japan had surrendered. This is a collection of information regarding the USS Wahoo, America's most famous World War II submarine. View from astern, taken off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 10 August 1942. Aerial Bomb vs Circular Torpedo sunk the Wahoo. No transmission was received from Wahoo, either by any shore station or by Sawfish, nor was she sighted by Sawfish after she left Midway. Shown on this page are four photos (Photo 01 - Photo 04) of the wreck that we believe to be USS Wahoo (SS-238). Whatever it was, it came into sight escorted by two destroyers. The trip was unique in that Wahoo did not see a single aircraft thus making the entire trip on the surface. USS Wahoo (SS-238) off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 10 August 1942. She arrived at her assigned area in the Solomon Islands, keeping Bougainville and Buka Islands in sight. USS Wahoo left Pearl Harbor on her seventh war patrol on 9 September 1943, topping off at Midway and returning the to Sea of Japan. USS Wahoo (SS-238) arrived at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, at the end of her third war patrol, circa 7 February 1943. Supplementary data on the attack of 11 October state, "Our plane found a floating sub and attacked it, with 3 depth charges." Remember the USS Wahoo. USS Wahoo (Lt.Cdr. Two years earlier, in October 1943, the USS Wahoo had been patrolling in the Sea of Japan when enemy forces attacked and sank it with all hands, including its commander, the legendary Dudley W. “Mush” Morton. On 9 September, Wahoo was underway from Pearl Harbor to La Perouse Strait. In reporting this broadcast, Time magazine of 18 October 1943 stated: "In the rough Tsushima Straits where two-decker, train[s] carrying ferries ply between Japan and Korea, an Allied Submarine upped periscope, unleashed a torpedo. Going to the Kurile chain for her fifth patrol, Wahoo sank two freighters and a large tanker, also doing damage to another freighter and a large (15,600 ton) aircraft transport. Morton was later awarded the Navy Cross and the destroyer USS Morton (DD-948) was named in his honor. We will take every reasonable precaution, but our mission is to sink enemy shipping. Before departing on the boat’s third war patrol, Morton gave a rousing pep talk to the crew. Within four days, 12 Japanese vessels were sighted and nine were hunted down and attacked to no avail. This picture shows members of the submarine's crew handing water and food to the men in the fishing vessel. Three of the crew of nine aboard the fishing vessel had died when the submarine found her. Periscope photograph taken from USS Wahoo (SS-238), which had torpedoed the ship. He was holding a rough chart of what appears to be a small part of the northern New Guinea coast. Official U.S. Navy photograph now in the collections of the National Archives, 80-G-39745. With that as a reference, Morton began to make plans for the mission, but to the amazement of the crew, Morton’s interpretation of recon meant destroy any enemy ship they could find. Note: broom lashed to the periscope head, indicating a clean sweep of enemy targets encountered; pennant bearing the slogan “Shoot the sunza bitches” and eight small flags, represent claimed sinking of two Japanese warships and six merchant vessels. This was two days after Sawfish went through the Straits. Wahoo Web Blogs: Wahoo discussion group. Note: *Resident of Wahoo, Nebraska, where a Mark 14 torpedo and plaque were dedicated to Wahoo and crew, 8 September 1962. When this revealed nothing, Wahoo was reported missing on 9 November 1943. Thus it is safe to assume that the attack cited here was made on Wahoo, and is not the attack on Sawfish with an incorrect date. 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On 11 October 1943, the submarine USS Wahoo (SS-238), under the command of the renowned Lieutenant Commander Dudley Walker “Mush” Morton, was sunk with all 79 hands by a sustained air and surface attack as she was attempting to exit the Sea of Japan via La Perouse Strait. USS Wahoo (SS-238) at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, soon after the end of her third war patrol, circa 7 February 1943. USS Wahoo (SS-238) was commissioned 15 May 1942, and on 12 August was bound for Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, where the submarine conducted intensive training. After the enemy attack, the commander decided to move into a new area away from the convoy. Wahoo was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for her third patrol. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives, 19-N-33836. This hit Katyosan Maru just under the bridge, immediately enveloping her in a screen of coal dust. Wahoo would go on to sink four more enemy vessels to conclude the war patrol. Commander Morion was considered one of the top notch officers in the Submarine Force, and the loss of this ship was an irreparable blow to the Service. 9-29-322, Unit 296 B.S. Now, if anyone doesn't want to go along under these conditions, just see the yeoman. On 8 November 1942, Wahoo got underway for her second war patrol, with Lieutenant Commander Dudley Walker "Mush" Morton also aboard for his prospective commanding officer (PCO) patrol. Here finally is a book dealing with the man behind the ideas and the strength that drove him and USS Wahoo to the heights of success, and her loss on the way home from a successful 7th War Patrol. Luckily, a member of the crew had bought a cheap atlas while they were in Australia. In addition, she entered Wewak harbor, on the north coast of New Guinea, seriously damaged a destroyer, which was later found beached there, and obtained reconnaissance data. The missile stabbed the flank of a Jap steamer. 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