USS Grunion
Submarine · United States · Lost 1942 · The Aleutians & the Bering Sea
A submarine lost with all hands on her first patrol in the Aleutians, found in deep water off Kiska more than sixty years later.
The Vessel and Her Loss
Commissioned in 1942, the Grunion was sent to the Aleutians on her first war patrol. She reported action near Kiska and was last heard from on 30 July 1942. Her entire crew of seventy was lost. A private search located the submarine in deep water north of Kiska in 2007, and later surveys examined the damaged hull.
Vessel
- 1942
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- Steel
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- Diesel-electric
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Loss
- July 30, 1942
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- North of Kiska, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
- Bering Sea
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- 70
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The Wreck Today
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- Located in deep water; hull damaged, with the bow found separately.
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- 2007
- Sunken military craft of the United States Navy; a war grave.
Position
- 52.30° N 177.60° E
- Reported, unconfirmed
- Kiska Island, Alaska
Position reported in general terms north of Kiska; exact coordinates are not published here.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (80/100)
The cause of the loss is not conclusively established.
Naval History and Heritage Command
Service record, loss date, crew lost.
Published accounts of the 2007 search expedition
Discovery and survey of the wreck.
