USS Blackfin (SS-322), a Balao-class submarine in commission from 1944 to 1948 and from 1951 to 1972, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the...
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about his experiences. Shigure was torpedoed and sunk by the submarine USS Blackfin in the Gulf of Siam on 24 January 1945. The Shiratsuyu-class destroyers...
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Ice Station Zebra (redirect from USS Tigerfish)
IIA class sub USS Ronquil (SS-396) when seen on the surface. For submerging and surfacing scenes, the diesel-electric Guppy IA USS Blackfin (SS-322) was...
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coordinated attack group composed of Bumper, Chub, and the submarines USS Blackfin (SS-322) and USS Tilefish (SS-307) made practice attacks on the task force, approaching...
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USS Boyle 13 May: USS Blackfin 24 May: USS Herndon 3 Jun: USS Gherardi 13 Jun: K-56 6 Jul: Cherry Venture, Clive Steele 28 Jul: USS Gunason 27 Sep: Condesito...
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until she was torpedoed and sunk off the Gulf of Siam by the submarine USS Blackfin in early 1945. Jentsura, Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869-1945...
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ineffective attacks. Joined by the submarines USS Hardhead (SS-365), USS Cobia (SS-245), and later USS Blackfin (SS-322), Besugo spent the next two weeks...
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USS Charrette (DD-581) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant George Charrette (1867–1938), who was awarded the...
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USS Sturgeon (SSN-637), was the lead ship of her class of nuclear-powered attack submarines. She was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named...
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USS Boyle 13 May: USS Blackfin 24 May: USS Herndon 3 Jun: USS Gherardi 13 Jun: K-56 6 Jul: Cherry Venture, Clive Steele 28 Jul: USS Gunason 27 Sep: Condesito...
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Charles W. Rush (section USS Billfish)
Rush served on the USS Thresher, USS Carbonero, and USS Billfish and served in command of the submarines USS Queenfish and USS Blackfin before retiring from...
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USS Boyle 13 May: USS Blackfin 24 May: USS Herndon 3 Jun: USS Gherardi 13 Jun: K-56 6 Jul: Cherry Venture, Clive Steele 28 Jul: USS Gunason 27 Sep: Condesito...
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Sea Link was trapped for over 24 hours in the wreckage of the destroyer USS Fred T. Berry, which had been sunk to create an artificial reef. Although...
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Yukikaze on escorting duties, was torpedoed and sunk by the submarine USS Blackfin. In April of 1945, an invasion of Okinawa, Japan's last defensible position...
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March 1945. She submerged off Hon Doi to join the submarines USS Blackfin (SS-322) and USS Blueback (SS-326) in a picket line along the coast. At around...
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USS Frankford (DD-497), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for John Frankford, who commanded the privateer...
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USS Fitch (DD-462/DMS-25), was a Gleaves-class destroyer of the United States Navy. LeRoy Fitch was born on 1 October 1835 in Logansport, Indiana. He...
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career failed her when on January 24 1945, she was sunk by the submarine USS Blackfin. However, she sank slowly, allowing for most of her crew to escape. Amatsukaze...
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USS Boyle (DD-600) was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship named after Thomas Boyle, a privateer...
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USS Herndon (DD-638), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commander William Lewis Herndon. Herndon...
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USS Batfish (SSN-681), was a nuclear-powered attack submarine of the United States Navy. She was the eleventh Sturgeon-class submarine launched. Her primary...
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USS Gherardi (DD-637/DMS-30), a Gleaves-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardi. Gherardi...
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USS Boyle 13 May: USS Blackfin 24 May: USS Herndon 3 Jun: USS Gherardi 13 Jun: K-56 6 Jul: Cherry Venture, Clive Steele 28 Jul: USS Gunason 27 Sep: Condesito...
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USS Boyle 13 May: USS Blackfin 24 May: USS Herndon 3 Jun: USS Gherardi 13 Jun: K-56 6 Jul: Cherry Venture, Clive Steele 28 Jul: USS Gunason 27 Sep: Condesito...
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Balao-class submarine (redirect from USS Dugong (SS-353))
cost-effective alternative to GUPPY II. Nine Balao-class boats (Atule, Becuna, Blackfin, Blenny, Caiman, Chivo, Chopper, Sea Poacher, and Sea Robin) were converted...
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USS Mingo (SS-261) — a Gato-class submarine — was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the mingo snapper. Mingo′s keel was laid down...
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USS Haraden (DD-585), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Jonathan Haraden (1744–1803), a privateer...
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USS Sabalo (SS-302), a Balao-class submarine, was the first submarine and second ship of the United States Navy to be named sabalo, another name for the...
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later, USS Blackfin made radar contact with the Japanese ships at a range of 15 mi (13 nmi; 24 km). Over the next 14 hours the submarines Blackfin, Charr...
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103°48′E / 6.000°N 103.800°E / 6.000; 103.800 (IJN Shigure torpedoed by USS Blackfin, 24 January 1945) Murasame 村雨 Dai-67 Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka 1 February...
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