The USS Dorado Project is an organization dedicated to locating the wreck site of the lost WWII submarine USS Dorado (SS-248), documenting it, and telling her story to the nation. We are also looking to commemorate the crew and their bravery, as well as honor the sacrifice of their families. The Dorado, a Gato-class submarine, was lost at sea in the Caribbean in October 1943 enroute to the Panama Canal and the war zone in the Pacific.
The USS Dorado Project is a team effort to:
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Locate the wreck site: the exact location of the sinking remains unknown, making it a significant mystery to solve.
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Document the wreck: once located, the project aims to document the site, potentially providing insights into the circumstances of the sinking.
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Honor the crew and their families: provide impetus to the effort to get the Purple Heart medal awarded to the crew and their families, an honor denied to them by a bureaucratic oversight. We also aim to preserve the memory of the crew and their sacrifice to this nation.
The project is particularly important because the Dorado was one of the few U.S. submarines lost during World War II where the cause of the loss was not clearly known. We are also attempting to properly honor the crew and acknowledge the sacrifice of their families. You can help us to move this forward to its proper and fitting conclusion. If further information is desired of the scope and breadth of research already invested in this effort, please visit The USS Dorado Project webpage for more information: https://pigboats.com/index.php?title=The_USS_Dorado_Project