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Designated NHL. 14 January 1986 [ 8] 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 ...
USS Gato (SS-212), December 1941. USS Gato (SS-212) was the lead ship of her class of submarine in the United States Navy. She was the first Navy ship named for the common name used for a number of species of catshark. She was commissioned only days after the declaration of war and made thirteen combat patrols during World War II.
The Gato -class ships were considered to be fleet submarines, designed to operate as adjuncts to the main battle fleet, based on standard-type battleships since World War I. They were to scout out ahead of the fleet and report on the enemy fleet's composition, speed, and course, then they were to attack and whittle down the enemy in preparation ...
Seventy-seven Gato -class submarines were built during World War II, commissioned from November 1941 through April 1944. [1] The class was very successful in sinking Japanese merchant ships and naval vessels: the top three US submarines in tonnage sunk were Gato s, along with three of the top seven in number of ships sunk. [2]
1. Nap in the afternoon. “Plan your nap after lunch when the body’s biological clock has a natural dip in alertness levels,” says Dr. Pelayo. “A good rule of thumb is to take your nap six ...
July 31, 2024 at 12:00 PM. Golden Retrievers are known for their intelligence, but just like smart people do, sometimes they do dumb things. The Barkin Brothers, Golden Retrievers Cooper and ...
Hall of Famer Nap Lajoie hit his cycle on July 30, 1901. Fred Clarke was the first eventual Hall of Famer to hit multiple cycles. Frank "Home Run" Baker's cycle came against the New York Highlanders in 1911, the only cycle that season. Baker's cycle was followed the next season by Tris Speaker 's, playing for the Boston Red Sox.
USS Cod (SS-224) / 41.51005°N 81.69164°W / 41.51005; -81.69164. USS Cod (SS/AGSS/IXSS-224) is a Gato -class submarine, the only vessel of the United States Navy to be named for the cod, an important and very popular food fish of the North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans. She was launched on 21 March 1943, and commissioned on 21 June ...