S4 - GCHR Battleship (USS Wahoo SS-238) Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 3/4/2012
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2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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P 011830Z FEB 12 ZYB

FM CACHE STRIKE FORCE LEADER//

TO GCHR STRIKE FORCE ALPHA//

INFO GCHR HAMPTON ROADS VA//

CONFIDENTIAL //N02319//

MSGID/FLASH/GCHR HUNTERS//

SUBJ/ GCHR BATTLESHIP – TARGET IDENTIFIED – USS WAHOO (SS-238)//

REF/A (visit link) //

RMKS/ 1. ALL HANDS BE ADVISED, SUBMARINE TARGET IDENTIFIED. LOCATE CLUES AND COMPLETE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR LOCATION: N 36 AB.CDE :: W 076 FG.HIJ

2. TARGET HISTORY - THE KEEL OF USS WAHOO (SS-238) WAS LAID 28 JUNE 1941 AT THE NAVY YARD IN MARE ISLAND, CALIFORNIA. SHE WAS LAUNCHED 14 FEBRUARY 1942 AND COMMISSIONED 15 MAY 1942 WITH LCDR MARVIN G. KENNEDY AS HER FIRST COMMANDING OFFICER. WAHOO MADE SEVEN WAR PATROLS, THE FIRST TWO UNDER THE COMMAND OF LCDR KENNEDY AND THE OTHERS WITH LCDR DUDLEY W. (MUSH) MORTON AS SKIPPER. THE UNUSUAL SKILL AND DARING OF THESE MEN ALLOWED WAHOO TO SINK A TOTAL OF 20 SHIPS TOTALING 60,038 TONS IN THE SHORT TIME OF SEVEN PATROLS, JUST OVER A YEAR OF HUNTING. SHE WAS THE FIRST SUBMARINE TO SINK AN ENTIRE JAPANESE CONVOY SINGLE-HANDEDLY. WAHOO WAS LOST IN ACTION DURING HER SEVENTH PATROL, PROBABLY IN THE SEA OF JAPAN, LATE IN 1943. SHE WAS AWARDED THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION FOR HER THIRD WAR PATROL.

3. BE ADVISED – FINAL LOCATION EXHIBITS THE FOLLOWING : BE PREPARED FOR A MODERATE HIKE, AREA HAS HIGH INSECT ACTIVITY IN WARM MONTHS, POISONOUS PLANTS AND THORNS ARE PREVALENT, ENJOY THE VIEW, .DAYLIGHT OR NIGHT OPERATIONS PERMITTED.

4. UPON COMPLETION OF ASSIGNMENT REPORT STATUS TO WWW.GEOCACHING.COM AND STANDBY FOR FURTHER ORDERS.//

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