WASHINGTON (Feb. 16, 2023) A file photo dated May 19, 1942 of the Gato-class submarine USS Albacore (SS 218) as it departs Groton, Conn. Albacore served in the Pacific theater during WWII and was presumed lost and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on March, 30 1945. The wreck site of Albacore was confirmed Feb. 16, off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo)