USS S-28 and all other WWII Submarines - Wilmington, NC
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
N 34° 14.124 W 077° 57.120
18S E 228098 N 3792199
Located at the USS North Carolina museum in Wilmington. Honors the crewmembers aboard the submarine.
Waymark Code: WM8PP2
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 04/28/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member DudleyGrunt
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In Memoriam
USS S-28 (SS-133)
50 sailors on eternal patrol
4 July 1944
USS S-28 (SS-133) was lost during a training exercise on 4 July 1944. She was lost off Pearl Harbor at 21-20N, 158-23W, in 1400 fathoms (8400 feet) of water, precluding and possibility of salvage. There were no survivors.

Lost But Not Forgotten

(a list of the sailors)
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In memory of the 52 US Submarines lost in WWII

(a list for each year 1941-1945)
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Sponsor(s): City of Wilmington

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