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USS Wahoo (SS-238) was a Gato-class submarine, the first United States Navy ship to be named for the wahoo. Construction started before the U.S. entered World War II ...
Dudley Walker Morton (July 17, 1907 – October 11, 1943), nicknamed "Mushmouth" or "Mush", was a submarine commander of the United States Navy during World War II.He was commander of the USS Wahoo (SS-238) during its third through seventh patrols.
SS-223 25 Jun 1942 7 Mar 1943 31 May 1943 — Lost to Japanese surface attack, 18 Jun 1945 [1] [10] Cod SS-224 21 Jul 1942 21 Mar 1943 21 Jun 1943 22 Jun 1946 PT 1960-1971, AGSS 1 Dec 1962, IXSS 30 Jun 1971, struck 15 Dec 1971. Museum ship currently moored in Cleveland, Ohio's North Coast Harbor at the USS Cod Submarine Memorial since 1 May 1976.
USS Wahoo (SS-238), a Gato-class submarine, commanded by "Mush" Morton, which became famous during World War II; USS Wahoo (SS-516), a Tench-class submarine, was assigned the name, but was canceled before her keel was laid down; USS Wahoo (SS-518), also a Tench-class submarine, was laid down, but she was cancelled before being launched
SS-228 Drum: Museum ship in Mobile, AL. SS-229 ... SS-238 Wahoo: Sunk by Japanese ships and aircraft 11 Oct 1943. ... USS Drum (SS-228) - Battleship Memorial Park ...
USS Drum (SS-228) is a Gato-class submarine of the United States Navy, the first Navy ship named after the drum, a type of fish. Drum is a museum ship in Mobile, Alabama, at Battleship Memorial Park. Drum was the twelfth of the Gato class but was the first completed and the first to enter combat in World War II. She is the oldest of her class ...
The U.S. had the largest and most powerful submarine force of all the Allied countries in the Pacific at the outbreak of war. [citation needed] Pre-war U.S. Navy doctrine—like that of all major navies—specified that the main role of submarines was to support the surface fleet by conducting reconnaissance and attacking large enemy warships.
USS Darter (SS-227) USS Dorado (SS-248) USS Drum (SS-228) F. USS Finback (SS-230) USS Flasher (SS-249) ... USS Wahoo (SS-238) USS Whale (SS-239) This page was ...