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23 May 1939. Foundered on test dive; raised and renamed Sailfish. Isles of Shoals, New Hampshire. Additionally: G-2, decommissioned as a target, flooded and sank unexpectedly 30 July 1919 in Two Tree Channel near Niantic, Connecticut with the loss of three crew. S-48 foundered 7 December 1921 in 80 feet (24 m) of water on a pre-commissioning dive.
Armament. 6 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes. 2 × Mark 45 torpedoes. USS Scorpion (SSN-589) was a Skipjack -class nuclear-powered submarine that served in the United States Navy, and the sixth vessel, and second submarine, of the U.S. Navy to carry that name. Scorpion was believed to have sunk on 27 May 1968.
USS Growler (SS-215) For other ships with the same name, see USS Growler. USS Growler (SS-215) off the Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut, on 21 February 1942. USS Growler (SS-215), a Gato -class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy named for the growler.
USS Harder (SS-257), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the harder, a fish of the mullet family found off South Africa.One of the most famous submarines of World War II, she received the Presidential Unit Citation. [6]
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 ...
Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon. 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, and she was commissioned after entry. Wahoo was assigned to the Pacific theatre.
USS Albacore (SS-218) USS. Albacore. (SS-218) USS Albacore in Measure 9 camouflage (dull black) off Groton, Connecticut, on 9 May 1942. USS Albacore (SS-218) was a Gato -class submarine which served in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II, winning the Presidential Unit Citation and nine battle stars for her service.
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a missing Canadian research submersible that disappeared Sunday after it went to explore the wreck of the Titanic. The 21-foot submersible and its five-person ...