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USS Albacore (SS-218) was a Gato ... a Japanese team led by Dr. Tamaki Ura of the University of Tokyo began a search for the wreck of Albacore off HokkaidÅ in waters ...
Sep. 16—GROTON — Pamela LaMorte never knew her big brother. Pasquale Charles Carracino, of Newark, N.J., was among 85 submariners lost in 1944 when the Groton-built USS Albacore hit a mine off ...
USS Albacore (AGSS-569) is a unique research submarine that pioneered the American version of the teardrop hull form (sometimes referred to as an "Albacore hull") of modern submarines. The revolutionary design was derived from extensive hydrodynamic and wind tunnel testing, with an emphasis on underwater speed and maneuverability. [ 4 ]
USS Thresher (SSN-593) was the lead boat of her class of nuclear-powered attack submarines in the United States Navy. She was the U.S. Navy's second submarine to be named after the thresher shark . On 10 April 1963, Thresher sank during deep-diving tests about 350 km (220 mi) east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, killing all 129 crew and shipyard ...
An Asashio-class destroyer that was torpedoed by USS Albacore 70 nautical miles northeast of Manus Island: Pruth United Kingdom: 31 December 1923 A steamship that was wrecked on Natara Reef, off Port Moresby. Ro-33 Imperial Japanese Navy: 29 August 1942
USS Albacore has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to: USS Albacore (SP-751), a patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919; USS Albacore (SS-218), a fleet submarine commissioned in 1942 and sunk in 1944; USS Albacore (AGSS-569), an experimental test platform submarine in commission from 1953 to 1972
List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1943 Ship State Description USS De Haven United States Navy World War II: Operation Ke: The Fletcher-class destroyer was bombed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean two nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) east of Savo Island, Solomon Islands with the loss of 167 of her 329 crew.
World War II: The Kuma-class cruiser was bombed and sunk in Manila Bay eight nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) west of Cavite Navy Yard by aircraft based on USS Cowpens, USS Enterprise, USS Essex, USS Hornet, USS Langley, USS Monterey, and USS Ticonderoga. 89 people were killed and 105 wounded, mostly Fifth Fleet staff personnel. The wreck was ...