File:US Navy 061030-N-0000X-001 USS Wahoo (SS 238) departs Mare Island, Calif., prior to the World War II submarine's sixth patrol. On Oct. 11, 1943.jpg

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English: FThe U.S. Navy submarine USS Wahoo (SS-238) departs Mare Island, California (USA), prior to the World War II submarine’s sixth patrol. On 11 October 1943, nearly a month into Wahoo’s seventh patrol, a multi-hour combined sea and air attack involving depth charges and aerial bombs sunk the Gato-class submarine.
Adm. Gary Roughead, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, declared that the sunken submarine recently (2006) discovered by divers in the Western Pacific is the World War II submarine USS Wahoo (SS-238).
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