2.4K views · 114 reactions | The Rare and Secret USS Grayback - Operation Thunderhead | Dark Documentaries | Facebook

1.7K views · 195 reactions | The USS Yorktown (CV-10) turns 78-years-old today. The Fighting Lady was commissioned on April 15, 1943. As we think back over the almost eight decades of the Yorktown's history, hear the words of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and her hopes for the ship's future prior to its christening in early 1943. | Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum | Facebook

The Submarine That Performed a Miracle, USS Grayback In 1942, deep in enemy waters, USS Grayback faced a crisis—no doctor, a sailor with appendicitis, and no choice. Pharmacist’s mate Harry Roby turned kitchen tools into surgical instruments and performed an underwater appendectomy by lamplight. Against all odds, his patient survived. Ten days later, they shared Christmas dinner—a miracle born of courage beneath the sea. #USSGrayback #WWII #Submarine #PacificWar #NavalHistory #MiracleAtSea | The