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    USS Angler (SS-240), a Gato-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the anglerfish. Angler′s keel was laid down on...
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    USS Angler (SS-240), after which her crew was to transfer to Angler and Angler was to scuttle Bergall with torpedoes. After rendezvousing with Angler...
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    USS Tang (SS-306) was a Balao-class submarine of World War II, the first ship of the United States Navy to bear the name Tang. She was built and launched...
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  • coordinated attack group including Sea Poacher (SS-406), Angler (SS-240), Cero (SS-225), Lapon (SS-260), and Carp (SS-338). Comdr. Barrows in Moray assigned stations...
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  • Thumbnail for List of United States Navy ships: A–B
    USS A-1 (SS-2, SP-1370) USS A-2 (SS-3) USS A-3 (SS-4) USS A-4 (SS-5) USS A-5 (SS-6) USS A-6 (SS-7) USS A-7 (SS-8) USS AA-1 (SS-52/SF-1) USS AA-2 (SS-60/SF-2)...
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    USS Thornback (SS-418), a Tench-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the thornback, a slender member of the shark...
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  • These were: USS Grouper (SSK-214) USS Angler (SSK-240) USS Bashaw (SSK-241) USS Bluegill (SSK-242) USS Bream (SSK-243) USS Cavalla (SSK-244) USS Croaker (SSK-246)...
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    Naval vessels as designated by USS before their name, except those designated by HMAS for ships in the Australian navy, or SS for Liberty Ships, usually operated...
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    Silversides (SS-236) - USS Silversides Submarine Museum, Muskegon, MI USS Tang (SS-563) - İnciraltı Sea Museum, İzmir, Turkey USS Thornback (SS-418) - Rahmi...
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    SS Edmund Fitzgerald was an American Great Lakes freighter that sank in Lake Superior during a storm on November 10, 1975, with the loss of the entire...
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  • bomber mistakenly attacked the U.S. Navy submarine USS Swordfish (SS-193) while she was on the surface 240 nautical miles (444 km; 276 mi) north-northeast...
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    surfaced) USS Sargo (SS-188) USS Saury (SS-189) USS Spearfish (SS-190) USS Sculpin (SS-191) USS Swordfish (SS-193) USS Seadragon (SS-194) USS Sealion (SS-195)...
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  • Navsource.org USS Lapon (SS-260) at Navsource.org USS Mingo (SS-261) at Navsource.org USS Paddle (SS-263) at Navsource.org "Raton (SS-270)". Dictionary...
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    USS Raton (SS/SSR/AGSS-270), a Gato-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the raton, a polynemoid fish inhabiting semitropical...
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  • Thumbnail for USS Saratoga (CV-3)
    USS Saratoga (CV-3) was a Lexington-class aircraft carrier built for the United States Navy during the 1920s. Originally designed as a battlecruiser,...
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  • as the USS Cod (IXSS-224), the USS Angler (IXSS-240) and the USS Croaker (IXSS-246). YAG: Miscellaneous Auxiliary Service Craft, such as the USS George...
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  • minesweeper USS Ellyson (DMS-19) USS Enterprise was damaged from the 3 direct hits and 4 near misses kamikazes USS Evans was struck by four kamikazes SS Francisco...
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    Fitzgerald in 1975, the Whitefish Point area alone has claimed at least 240 ships. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML...
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  • Thumbnail for USS Trout (SS-202)
    USS Trout (SS-202) was the fifth Tambor-class submarine commissioned in the United States Navy, serving in the Pacific from 1941 to 1944. She received...
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  • Thumbnail for HMHS Britannic
    White Star Line was compensated for the loss of Britannic by the award of SS Bismarck as part of postwar reparations; she entered service as RMS Majestic...
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    ships and become a reserve for two additional landings: the first on Kiska, 240 miles (390 km) west of Adak, the other on the Aleutians' westernmost island...
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    the fog, the Lloyd Italiano liner SS Florida appeared and hit Republic amidships on her portside, at about a right angle. Two passengers asleep in their...
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    USS Bugara (SS-331), a Balao-class submarine in commission from 1944 to 1970, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the bugara, a multicolored...
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  • submarine USS Redfish detonated the forward magazine. On 28 December 1944, while transporting ammunition to Mindoro, Philippines, the Liberty ship SS John...
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    modified Dassault Falcon 50) fired two Exocet missiles at the American frigate USS Stark. Both missiles struck the port side of the ship near the bridge. No...
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  • December 1944. USS Extractor (ARS-15) sunk after being torpedoed in error by USS Guardfish (SS-217) in the Philippine Sea, 24 January 1945. USS Redwing (ARS-4)...
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    1957". U.S.S. Allen M. Sumner (DD-692) Official Home of the First in its Class. Retrieved 26 August 2008. "History - USS Trumpetfish (SS-425)". USS Trumpetfish...
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    propellers or paddlewheels. Steamboats sometimes use the prefix designation SS, S.S. or S/S (for 'Screw Steamer') or PS (for 'Paddle Steamer'); however, these...
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  • Thumbnail for Sinking of the Titanic
    averted only a few minutes later, as the Titanic passed the moored liners SS City of New York of the American Line and Oceanic of the White Star Line,...
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    USS Monitor was an ironclad warship built for the United States Navy during the American Civil War and completed in early 1862, the first such ship commissioned...
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