USS Wahoo began the war with poor results, but under Lieutenant Commander Dudley “Mush” Morton she became one of the most ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. University of Virginia fans rejoice: The Navy's newest submarine will be a Wahoo. Well, not exactly. The newest Virginia-class ...

On Friday, March 8, 1957, a tsunami that originated in the Aleutian Islands and generated 32 foot waves hit Kauai and destroyed or damaged 75 homes and left 250 people homeless, while washing out six ...

October 11, 1943 - A submarine, later dedicated to the city of Wahoo, was sunk by Japan on Oct. 11, 1943. The submarine was under the command of Lieutenant Commander DW. Morton and 79 other crew ...

The story of USS Wahoo and the Hellcat submarines reveals how a revolutionary sonar system transformed underwater warfare in the Pacific. Their dangerous missions not only reshaped naval strategy but ...

There were 569 crewmen of Mare Island submarines lost during World War II, including USS Wahoo and USS Tang. Thanks to Myrna Hayes and Larry Maggini, they won’t be forgotten. For the 19th time, a ...

USS Wahoo (SS 238) is launched at Mare Island Navy Yard, Calif., just eight months after her keel was laid. Adm. Gary Roughead, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, declared that the sunken submarine ...

"No man above or below the waves was as admired-or feared-as this determined naval commander... Among submariners in World War II, Dudley "Mush" Morton stood out as a warrior without peer. At the helm ...

MARE ISLAND, Calif. (July 14, 1943) In this U.S. Navy file photo, the Gato-class submarine USS Wahoo (SS-238) is seen near Mare Island Navy Yard in California, July 14, 1943.