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*The positioning of the dive planes on her headpiece appears to be that of wolf ears, possibly as a play on her nickname of "The One-Submarine Wolf Pack".
*The positioning of the dive planes on her headpiece appears to be that of wolf ears, possibly as a play on her nickname of "The One-Submarine Wolf Pack".
*Her last known position prior to her loss is at the Cape of Soya (more known to foreigners as La Pérouse Strait); her wreck was found in 2006 through the Wahoo Project Group which is a joint effort between Americans, Australians, Japanese, and Russians, and led by a relative of Commander Morton). The Russian Iskra Team found more evidence following a scan that revealed a Gato-class submarine, the US Navy then confirmed it was indeed USS Wahoo.
*Her last known position prior to her loss is at the Cape of Soya (more known to foreigners as La Pérouse Strait); her wreck was found in 2006 through the Wahoo Project Group which is a joint effort between Americans, Australians, Japanese, and Russians, and led by a relative of Commander Morton). The Russian Iskra Team found more evidence following a scan that revealed a Gato-class submarine, the US Navy then confirmed it was indeed USS Wahoo.
*Based on the surveys and investigations, USS Wahoo was hit on the conning tower by an aerial bomb.
*The Russian Geographical Society published a video of the wreckage in May 2024. They also installed an underwater memorial plaque and a wreath with the inscription "Russians remember".
*The Russian Geographical Society published a video of the wreckage in May 2024. They also installed an underwater memorial plaque and a wreath with the inscription "Russians remember".