Sailors aboard submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) write the final chapter of the legendary USS Wahoo (SS 238) during a wreath laying ceremony.

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Sailors aboard submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) write the final chapter of the legendary USS Wahoo (SS 238) during a wreath laying ceremony.

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LA PEROUSE STRAIT (Jul. 08, 2007) Sailors aboard submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) write the final chapter of the legendary USS Wahoo (SS 238) during a wreath laying ceremony in the La Perouse Strait, off the coast of northern Japan. The wreckage of the Wahoo, the ill-fated submarine that sunk in October 1943 due to enemy action, was discovered in June of 2006 by a Russian diving team. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kory Kepner File# 070708-N-7631K-215

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1943
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LA PEROUSE STRAIT
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