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  2. List of most successful American submarines in World War II

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    In World War II, the United States Navy used submarines heavily. Overall, 263 US submarines undertook war patrols, [2] claiming 1,392 ships and 5,583,400 tons during the war. [3] [a] Submarines in the United States Navy were responsible for sinking 540,192 tons or 30% of the Japanese navy and 4,779,902 tons of shipping, or 54.6% of all Japanese shipping in the Pacific Theater.

  3. List of submarines of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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    List of Los Angeles class submarines; List of submarines of World War II; List of United States Navy ships; List of United States Navy losses in World War II § Submarines (SS) - abbreviated list; List of US Navy ships sunk or damaged in action during World War II § Submarine (SS) - detailed list; The NR-1 Deep Submergence Craft was a non ...

  4. Gato-class submarine - Wikipedia

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    Named after the lead ship of the class, USS Gato, they were the first mass-production U.S. submarine class of World War II. The Gatos , along with the closely related Balao and Tench classes that followed, accounted for most of the Navy's World War II submarines; [ 5 ] they destroyed much of the Japanese merchant marine and a large portion of ...

  5. Category : World War II submarines of the United States

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    Pages in category "World War II submarines of the United States" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 336 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  6. United States Navy in World War II - Wikipedia

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    By war's end in 1945, the United States Navy had added nearly 1,200 major combatant ships, including ninety-nine aircraft carriers, eight "fast" battleships, and ten prewar "old" battleships [6] totaling over 70% of the world's total numbers and total tonnage of naval vessels of 1,000 tons or greater.

  7. List of submarines of World War II - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of submarines of World War II, which began with the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 and ended with the surrender of Japan on 2 September 1945. Germany used submarines to devastating effect in the Battle of the Atlantic , where it attempted to cut Britain's supply routes by sinking more merchant ships than Britain ...

  8. USS Thresher (SS-200) - Wikipedia

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    USS Thresher (SS-200) was the most decorated United States Navy submarine of World War II, with 15 battle stars and a Navy Unit Commendation. Thresher was the third of twelve Tambor-class submarines that were commissioned. All twelve fought in the war, and she was one of five to survive it.

  9. List of Gato-class submarines - Wikipedia

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    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 Gatos, along with three of the top seven in number of ships sunk. [2]