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More questions about the USS GREENVILLE...What really happened?

A Second Look at the Greeneville Collision

By Ray Perry

The Court of Inquiry appears to have adroitly avoided an absolutely critical question: To what degree was the Pacific Submarine Force chief of staff responsible for the accident that killed nine crewmen (including four students) from the Ehime Maru.

And why was he let off the hook?

Lt. Raymond Perry USN (Ret.) is a DefenseWatch Contributing Editor. Please send Feedback responses to Defense Watch - The Voice of the Grunt.