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{{Short description|Gato-class submarine from World War II}}
{{other ships|USS Albacore}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}

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| Ship caption = USS ''Albacore'' in Measure 9 [[camouflage]] (dull black) off [[Groton, Connecticut|Groton]], [[Connecticut]], on 9&nbsp;May&nbsp;1942.
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| Ship country = United States
| Ship flag = {{USN flag|1944}}
| Ship name = USS ''Albacore''
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| Ship fate = Presumably [[Naval mine|mined]] off of northern [[Hokkaidō]], 7 November 1944<ref name="Register">{{cite book|last=Bauer|first=K. Jack|author2=Roberts, Stephen S. |title=Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775-1990: Major Combatants|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nLgA6pC_-uwC&pg=PA271|publisher=Greenwood Press|year=1991|location=[[Westport, Connecticut]]|pages=271–273|isbn=0-313-26202-0}}</ref>
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| Ship class = [[Gato class submarine|''Gato''-class]] [[diesel-electric]] [[submarine]]<ref name="Register"/>
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'''USS ''Albacore'' (SS-218)''' was a [[Gato class submarine|''Gato''-class]] [[submarine]] which served in the [[Pacific Ocean theater of World War II|Pacific Theater of Operations]] during [[World War II]], winning the [[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Presidential Unit Citation]] and nine [[battle star]]s for her service. During the war, she was credited with sinking 13 Japanese ships (including two [[destroyer]]s, the [[light cruiser]] {{ship|Japanese cruiser|Tenryū||2}} and the [[aircraft carrier]] {{Ship|Japanese aircraft carrier|Taihō||2}}) and damaging another five; not all of these credits were confirmed by postwar [[Joint Army–Navy Assessment Committee]] (JANAC) accounting. She also holds the distinction of sinking the highest warship tonnage of any U.S. submarine. She was lost in 1944, probably sunk by a [[naval mine|mine]] off northern [[Hokkaidō]] on 7 November.<ref name="Register"/>

''Albacore'' was the second vessel of the [[United States Navy]] to be named for the [[albacore]].

==Construction and commissioning==
''Albacore''′s [[Keel-laying|keel was laid]] on 21 April 1941 by the [[Electric Boat]] Company in [[Groton, Connecticut|Groton]], [[Connecticut]]. She was [[Ceremonial ship launching|launched]] on 17 February 1942, [[Sponsor (military, naval ship naming)|sponsored]] by Mrs. Elise Riles Cutts, and [[ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 1 June 1942.

==Service history==

===World War II===

====1942====
{{More citations needed section|date=December 2009}}
Following shakedown, the submarine proceeded via the [[Panama Canal]] to [[Pearl Harbor]] and, from that base on 28 August 1942, began her first war patrol, to waters of the north and northeast pass through the coral reef which surrounds [[Chuuk State|Truk]]. On 13 September, ''Albacore'' sighted two cargo vessels in column and prepared for her first combat action. She made a submerged approach and fired three [[torpedo]]es at the leading ship and two at the second. One or two torpedoes hit on the first ship; none struck the second. ''Albacore'' claimed to have damaged the leading vessel.

Her next enemy contact came on 1 October when she made a night surface attack on a Japanese tanker. She expended seven torpedoes and scored two hits. Although the tanker appeared to be low in the water, she was still able to leave the scene under her own power. On 9 October, ''Albacore'' spotted a [[Japanese aircraft carrier Shōkaku|''Shōkaku''-class]] [[aircraft carrier]] escorted by a heavy [[cruiser]] and a [[destroyer]], but the submarine was [[depth charge]]d by the escorts and forced to break off her pursuit. The next day, she attacked a freighter. One torpedo hit the mark, and 12 minutes after firing, the sound of two heavy explosions caused the submarine's crew to presume they had downed the vessel.

Beginning on the mid-morning of 11 October, ''Albacore'' was depth charged numerous times. At 1548, the conning officer finally spotted the Japanese attackers, two submarine chasers and an airplane. A third ship equipped with sound gear joined the group and continued the hunt. The ships crisscrossed over ''Albacore'', close enough for propeller noise to reverberate throughout her hull and compelled her to proceed at [[Silent running (submarine)|silent running]], with her ventilator fans shut down. After a chase of nearly seven hours, the Japanese ships disappeared astern, and ''Albacore'' then surfaced to clear the immediate area. The next day, ''Albacore'' headed for [[Midway Island]]. Although she had had several opportunities to score during the patrol, ''Albacore'' was not credited with any damage to Japanese shipping. The submarine arrived at Midway Island on 20 October and commenced a refit.
[[File:IJN Tenru in Yokosuka 1925.jpg|thumb|275px|right|''Tenryu'' in Yokosuka 1925.]]
With her refurbishing completed and a new [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon]] installed, ''Albacore'' sailed on 11 November for her second patrol. Her assigned areas were the [[St. George's Channel (Papua New Guinea)|St. George's Channel]], [[New Britain]], along the east coast of [[New Guinea]] to [[Vitiaz Strait]], and the [[Dallman Pass]] off [[Madang]] harbor. On 24 November, the submarine spotted a convoy of two cargo vessels. ''Albacore'' maneuvered into position and fired two stern tubes, but neither torpedo found its target. Two days later, on 26 November, ''Albacore'' herself became the quarry. Two Japanese destroyers depth charged her and the explosions caused numerous small leaks around the cable packing glands in the pressure hull. After a two-hour chase, the Japanese retired, and ''Albacore'' shifted her patrol area to Vitiaz Strait. Another golden opportunity arose on 13 December, when ''Albacore'' found three Japanese destroyers. She released a three-torpedo spread but again was unsuccessful. On 18 December, ''Albacore'' was stationed off Madang. The submarine discovered what seemed to be a transport and a destroyer.

''Albacore'' torpedoed the "transport," and it exploded in a mass of flames and sank. ''Albacore'' had in fact downed the light cruiser {{Ship|Japanese cruiser|Tenryū||2}}, the second Japanese cruiser sunk by an American submarine in [[World War II]]. ''Albacore'' put into port at [[Brisbane]], Australia, on 30 December.

====1943====
[[File:IJN DD Ohshio on trial run.jpg|thumb|275px|right|Japanese destroyer ''Ōshio''.]]
After an overhaul of her engines, ''Albacore'' got underway on 20 January 1943 to begin her third patrol. Off the north coast of New Guinea, she spotted 11 targets in as many days. The first group, encountered on 20 February, consisted of a destroyer and a [[frigate]] escorting a [[minelayer]]. ''Albacore'' fired ten torpedoes and believed she had sunk the destroyer, [[Japanese destroyer Ōshio|''Oshio'']] and damaged the frigate. In the following days, ''Albacore'' attacked one tanker, several freighters, and another destroyer. Of eight torpedoes expended during these actions, all missed their targets. When ''Albacore'' ended her patrol at [[Brisbane]] on 11 March, she was credited with sinking one destroyer and a frigate for a total of 2,250 tons.

''Albacore'' was briefly dry-docked for repairs and underwent refresher training before sailing for a fourth patrol on 6 April. This time, her area was around the [[Solomon Islands]] and [[Bismarck Islands]] and off the north coast of New Guinea. While she sighted several convoys, she recorded no hits. ''Albacore'' returned to Brisbane on 26 May. While ''Albacore'' was being refitted at that port, Lieutenant Commander [[Oscar Hagberg]] took command of the submarine.

On 16 June, ''Albacore'' was underway for her fifth patrol in waters surrounding the Bismarcks and the Solomons. During this patrol, she sighted three separate convoys and attacked two. ''Albacore'' claimed to have damaged a transport on 19 July but the submarine failed to sink any vessels. ''Albacore'' arrived back at Brisbane and began a refit alongside {{USS|Fulton|AS-11|2}}.

On 23 August, ''Albacore'' left to patrol roughly the same area as on her previous assignment. She spotted a Japanese submarine on 31 August but was unable to press home an attack. On 4 September, she encountered a two-ship convoy protected by two escorts and sank one of the ships, the auxiliary gunboat ''[[Japanese auxiliary gunboat Heijo Maru|Heijo Maru]]'', with three torpedo hits made shortly after the initial contact. The submarine then pursued the other vessel for the next two days but was able to inflict only minor hull damage on her target. She terminated her patrol at Brisbane on 26 September.

''Albacore''{{'}}s seventh patrol began on 12 October 1943. She fired six torpedoes at a large merchant ship on 25 October but recorded no hits. On 6 November, she received a report of a convoy which had been spotted by {{USS|Steelhead|SS-280|2}}, and began to search for it. On 8 November, the submarine found the convoy and started to track it. However, a plane from the [[United States Army Air Forces]] [[Fifth Air Force]] bombed and [[Strafing|strafed]] her {{convert|130|nmi|0}} north-northwest of [[Mussau Island]] at {{coord|00|17|N|149|00|E}}<ref name=hinmanp2>Hinman & Campbell, p. 2.</ref> and caused her to lose contact with the Japanese ships. Four [[Aerial bomb|bombs]] landed close alongside ''Albacore'' as she submerged to escape the attack,<ref name=hinmanp2/> but she sustained no damage.

''Albacore'' was again bombed by an American Fifth Air Force aircraft on 10 November in the northeastern portion of the [[St. George's Channel (Papua New Guinea)|St. George's Channel]] {{convert|55|nmi}} southwest of [[Kavieng]], [[New Ireland (island)|New Ireland]] at {{coord|03|08|N|150|17|E}}.<ref name=hinmanpp23>Hinman & Campbell, pp. 2–3.</ref> This time, a four-engine bomber dropped a string of bombs which straddled ''Albacore'',<ref name=hinmanpp23/> and the submarine suffered considerable damage. All auxiliary power was knocked out, and the submarine was plunged into total darkness. The main induction valve went under water before it was shut, and it began filling up with water. ''Albacore'' plunged to a depth of {{convert|450|ft|0}} before her dive was checked.<ref name=hinmanpp23/> For the next two and one-half hours, she bounced between {{convert|30|ft|1}} and {{convert|400|ft|0}} while at various attitudes. She finally managed to return to the surface with her trim almost restored. The submarine re-submerged, and it was decided to continue the patrol while simultaneously making necessary repairs.

Following this ordeal, ''Albacore'' received orders to locate and attack the [[light cruiser]] {{Ship|Japanese cruiser|Agano||2}}, which had been hit and damaged by the submarine {{USS|Scamp|SS-277|2}}. ''Albacore'' found ''Agano'' on 12 November and tried to attack, but Japanese destroyers subjected the submarine to a four-hour depth-charge barrage.

On 25 November, ''Albacore'' sank the Japanese army transport ''Kenzan Maru''.<ref name=USNChron>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/TheOfficialChronologyOfTheUSNavyInWorldWarII|title=The official chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II|chapter=Chapter V: 1943|chapter-url=http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-Chron/USN-Chron-1943.html|first=Robert|last=Cressman|location=Annapolis, Maryland|publisher=Naval Institute Press|year=2000|isbn=978-1-55750-149-3|oclc=41977179|url-access=registration}}</ref>

On her return to [[Brisbane]] on 5 December, Lieutenant Commander [[James W. Blanchard]] replaced Hagberg in command.
[[File:Sazanami II.jpg|thumb|250px|right|''Sazanami'' 15 April 1940.]]
''Albacore'' departed Australia on 26 December to patrol north of the Bismarck Islands. On 12 January 1944, she sank ''Choko Maru'' with two separate torpedo attacks. Two days later, in company with {{USS|Scamp|SS-277|2}} and {{USS|Guardfish|SS-217|2}}, she blew up {{Ship|Japanese destroyer|Sazanami|1931|2}} (flushed by ''Guardfish'')<ref>Blair, Clay, Jr. ''Silent Victory'' (Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1975), p. 484.</ref> with four torpedoes from her stern tubes. Another destroyer attacked ''Albacore'' with fifty-nine depth charges, leaving ''Scamp'' and ''Guardfish'' free to pursue the three tankers; they succeeded in sinking one each.<ref>Blair, p. 484.</ref> Following more than a fortnight of uneventful patrolling, the submarine headed home. She made brief fuel stops at [[Tulagi]] and Midway Island before reaching Pearl Harbor on 22 February. After three days of repairs to get her ready for the voyage, ''Albacore'' continued on to the [[Mare Island Navy Yard]] in [[Vallejo, California]] for overhaul.

====1944====
[[File:Japanese aircraft carrier Taiho 02.jpg|right|thumb|''Taihō''.]]
[[File:SS-218 bow.jpg|right|thumb|''Albacore'' off Mare Island on 28 April 1944.  She had just finished two months of overhaul after her eighth war patrol.]]
[[File:SS-218 stern.jpg|right|thumb|''Albacore'' off Mare Island on 28 April 1944.]]
''Albacore'' left Mare Island on 5 May 1944 and held training exercises with [[USS Shad (SS-235)|USS ''Shad'']] ''en route'' to [[Hawaii]]. ''Albacore'' reached Pearl Harbor on 13 May and spent the next two weeks on final repairs and training. ''Albacore'' began her ninth patrol on 29 May, and was assigned waters west of the [[Mariana Islands]] and around the [[Palau Islands]]. In the next few days, she made only one contact, a Japanese convoy on 11 June. Before the submarine could maneuver into attack position, a Japanese aircraft forced her to dive and lose contact.

====Sinking of ''Taihō''====
On the morning of 18 June, two days after American forces began landing on [[Saipan]], ''Albacore'' shifted from her position west of the [[Mariana Islands]] to {{convert|100|mi|km}} further south. Admiral [[Charles A. Lockwood]] ([[ComSubPac]])<ref>Blair, p. 654.</ref> ordered this move in the hope of enabling the submarine to intercept a Japanese task force (under command of Admiral [[Jisaburō Ozawa]]) reportedly steaming from [[Tawi Tawi]] toward Saipan. At about 0800 the next morning, ''Albacore'' raised her periscope and found herself in the midst of Ozawa's main carrier group. Blanchard allowed one Japanese carrier to pass by and selected a second one for his target. Once inside {{convert|5300|yd|m}}, the submarine's [[Torpedo Data Computer]] started giving false information. To maximize the odds of a hit, Blanchard fired all six bow tubes. The carrier was in the process of launching an air strike, and one of the pilots ([[Sakio Komatsu]]) intentionally dove his plane into a torpedo, setting it off early. Three Japanese destroyers immediately charged ''Albacore''. While the submarine was diving to escape, her crew heard one solid torpedo explosion. About that same time, 25 depth charges began raining down on the submarine. Then Blanchard heard "a distant and persistent explosion of great force" followed by another.<ref>Blair, p. 628.</ref>

{{Blockquote|One of Blanchard's torpedoes had hit the carrier. It was Ozawa's flagship, {{Ship|Japanese aircraft carrier|Taihō}}, 31,000 tons, the newest and largest in the Japanese fleet. The explosion jammed the ship's forward aircraft elevator; its pit filled with gasoline, water, and fuel. However, no fire erupted, and the flight deck was unharmed.

The one torpedo hit on ''Taihō'' caused little concern on board. Ozawa still "radiated confidence and satisfaction" and by 11:30 had launched raids Three and Four. Meanwhile, a novice took over the damage-control work. He thought the best way to handle gasoline fumes was to open up the ship's ventilation system and let them disperse. When he did, the fumes spread all through the ship. Unknown to anybody on board, ''Taihō'' became a floating time bomb.

About 3:30 that afternoon, ''Taihō'' was jolted by a severe explosion. A senior staff officer on the bridge saw the flight deck heave up. The sides blew out. ''Taihō'' dropped out of formation and began to settle in the water, clearly doomed. Though Admiral Ozawa wanted to go down with the ship, his staff prevailed on him to survive and to shift his quarters to {{Ship|Japanese cruiser|Haguro}}. Taking the Emperor's portrait, Ozawa transferred to ''Haguro'' by destroyer. After he left, ''Taihō'' was torn by a second thunderous explosion and sank stern first, carrying down 1,650 officers and men.|author=Clay Blair|source=<ref>Blair, p. 630.</ref>}}

No one on ''Albacore'' thought ''Taihō'' had sunk, and her skipper was angry for "missing a golden opportunity." After this action, ''Albacore'' was assigned lifeguard duty for planes striking [[Yap]] and [[Ulithi]]. On 2 July, ''Albacore'' shifted over to intercept traffic between Yap and the Palau Islands. The submarine spotted a wooden inter-island steamer loaded with Japanese civilians. ''Albacore'' decided to stage a surface gun attack. After ensuring the ship was afire, ''Albacore'' dived to avoid an airplane. The submarine surfaced soon thereafter and picked up five survivors. The sunken vessel was the ''Taimei Maru'' from Yap to Palau.<ref>[http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-Chron/USN-Chron-1944.html US Navy Chronology 3 July 1944]</ref>

''Albacore'' put into [[Majuro]] on 15 July. She was praised for an aggressive patrol and received credit for damaging a [[Shōkaku class aircraft carrier|''Shōkaku''-class]] carrier. American codebreakers had lost track of ''Taihō'' after the [[Battle of the Philippine Sea]] and, while puzzled, did not realize she had gone down. Only months later did a [[prisoner of war]] reveal her sinking.

After a refit alongside {{USS|Bushnell|AS-15|2}}, the submarine began her tenth patrol on 8 August. Her assignment was the [[Bungo Suido]]-[[Kii Suido]] area. During this period, ''Albacore'' was credited with sinking two Japanese vessels, an 880-ton cargo ship ''Shingetau Maru'' on 5 September and the 170-ton ''Submarine Chaser  #165'' on 11 September. The patrol ended at Pearl Harbor on 25 September.

====Loss====
''Albacore'' left Pearl Harbor on 24 October 1944,<ref>Blair, p. 959.</ref> topped up her fuel tanks at Midway Island on 28 October, and was never heard from again. On 21 December, ''Albacore'' was presumed lost with all hands. Her name was stricken from the [[Naval Vessel Register]] on 30 March 1945.

According to Japanese records obtained after the war, a submarine (presumed to be ''Albacore'') struck a [[naval mine]] very close to the shore off northeastern [[Hokkaidō]] on 7 November 1944. A Japanese patrol boat witnessed the explosion of a submerged submarine and saw a great deal of heavy oil, cork, bedding, and food supplies rise to the surface.

==Discovery of wreck==
On 25 May 2022, a Japanese team led by Dr. Tamaki Ura of the [[University of Tokyo]] began a search for the wreck of ''Albacore'' off Hokkaidō in waters about {{convert|7|km|nmi mi|sp=us}} east of [[Hakodate]].<ref name=newsweb20220526>[https://www3.nhk.or.jp/sapporo-news/20220526/7000046918.html Anonymous, "函館沖で太平洋戦争中に沈没の米潜水艦発見か 船体を撮影" ("Discovered a US submarine sunk during the Pacific War off Hakodate"), NHK News Web/Hokkaido News Web, May 26, 2022 (in Japanese) Accessed 3 October 2022]</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Sandoval |first1=Polo |title=One man finds closure after long-lost WWII submarine found off Japanese coast |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/18/us/albacore-world-war-two-submarine-japan-coast/index.html |website=cnn.com |date=18 February 2023 |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=18 February 2023}}</ref> During the day, the team's [[sonar]] detected what appeared to be a submarine [[Hull (ship)|hull]] {{convert|50|m|0|sp=us}} in length on the [[seabed]] at a depth of {{convert|250|m|0|sp=us}}.<ref name=newsweb20220526/> On 26 May 2022, the team used a [[remotely operated underwater vehicle]] to photograph the wreck, capturing an image of what appeared to be the [[Bridge (nautical)|bridge]] and [[periscope]] of a submarine.<ref name=newsweb20220526/> The team concluded that the wreck very likely was that of ''Albacore'', based on its position and the shape of its hull.<ref name=newsweb20220526/> The team planned to conduct a more detailed survey of the wreck in August 2022.<ref name=newsweb20220526/> On 16 February 2023, the [[Naval History and Heritage Command]] confirmed the identity of the wreck as ''Albacore'', based on documented modifications made to her prior to her last patrol.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wreck Site Identified as World War II Submarine USS Albacore (SS 218). |first=Petty Officer 1st Class Abigayle |last=Lutz |website=navy.mil |date=16 February 2023 |url=https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/3300302/wreck-site-identified-as-world-war-ii-submarine-uss-albacore-ss-218/}}</ref>

==Honors and awards==
* [[File:United States Navy Presidential Unit Citation ribbon.svg|106px]] [[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Presidential Unit Citation]] for her second, third, eighth, and ninth war patrols<ref>{{cite DANFS
|title=Albacore II (SS-218)
|url=https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/a/albacore-ss-218-ii.html}}</ref>
* {{ribbon devices|number=9|type=service-star|ribbon=Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} [[Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal]] with nine [[battle star]]s for [[World War II]] service

==See also==
* [[List of U.S. Navy losses in World War II]]
* [[List of lost United States submarines]]

==Notes and references==

===Notes===
{{reflist}}

===References===
*Blair, Clay Jr. ''Silent Victory''. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1975.
*{{DANFS|https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/a/albacore-ss-218-ii.html}}
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=hkupDwAAQBAJ&dq=LApon+raton&pg=PA181 Hinman, Charles R., and Douglas E. Campbell. ''The Submarine Has No Friends: Friendly Fire Incidents Involving U.S. Submarines During World War II''. Syneca Research Group, Inc., 2019.] {{ISBN|978-0-359-76906-3}}.

==Further reading==
*{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18902204/albacores_exploits_recalled/ |title=Albacore's Exploits Recalled |newspaper=[[The Portsmouth Herald]] |location=[[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]] |first=C. A. |last=Caswell |page=4 |date=18 March 1952 |access-date=3 April 2018 |via=newspapers.com}}

==External links==
*[http://www.oneternalpatrol.com/uss-albacore-218.htm On Eternal Patrol: USS ''Albacore'']
*[http://www.pigboats.com/ww2/albacore.html Kill Record: USS ''Albacore'']
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcgeBq74hv8 Video: USS Albacore Discovery - Japan TV (in Japanese) on YouTube]
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French submarine Achéron (Q150) (edit)
French submarine Naïade (Q124) (edit)
HMAS ML 827 (edit)
HMAS Marlean (edit)
HMCS Shawinigan (K136) (edit)
HMS Duff (K352) (edit)
HMS Dulverton (L63) (edit)
HMS Hebe (J24) (edit)
HMS Hydra (J275) (edit)
HMS Quail (G45) (edit)
HMS Simoom (P225) (edit)
HMS Stratagem (edit)
HMS Whitaker (K580) (edit)
Japanese aircraft carrier Taihō (edit)
Japanese battleship Yamashiro (edit)
Japanese cruiser Agano (edit)
Japanese cruiser Haguro (edit)
Japanese cruiser Tenryū (edit)
Japanese destroyer Sazanami (1931) (edit)
Japanese submarine I-12 (edit)
Japanese submarine I-35 (edit)
Japanese submarine I-365 (edit)
Japanese submarine I-38 (edit)
Japanese submarine I-39 (edit)
Japanese submarine I-40 (edit)
Japanese submarine Ro-100 (edit)
Japanese submarine Ro-113 (edit)
Japanese submarine Ro-38 (edit)
Japanese submarine Yu 2 (edit)
MS Rigel (edit)
SS Empire Arthur (edit)
SS Empire Dunstan (edit)
SS Fort Lee (edit)
SS Gus W. Darnell (edit)
SS Hansa (1899) (edit)
SS John P. Gaines (edit)
SS Melville E. Stone (edit)
SS Scharnhorst (1934) (edit)
SS Storaa (edit)
USS Abarenda (IX-131) (edit)
USS Abner Read (DD-526) (edit)
USS Alhena (AKA-9) (edit)
USS Amberjack (SS-219) (edit)
USS Angler (edit)
USS Argonne (AS-10) (edit)
USS Aries (AK-51) (edit)
USS Barb (SS-220) (edit)
USS Bashaw (edit)
USS Beatty (DD-640) (edit)
USS Blackfish (edit)
USS Bluefish (SS-222) (edit)
USS Bluegill (edit)
USS Bonefish (SS-223) (edit)
USS Borie (DD-215) (edit)
USS Bream (edit)
USS Bushnell (AS-15) (edit)
USS Cacapon (AO-52) (edit)
USS Capelin (SS-289) (edit)
USS Cavalla (SS-244) (edit)
USS Cebu (ARG-6) (edit)
USS Cero (SS-225) (edit)
USS Cobia (edit)
USS Cod (edit)
USS Corvina (edit)
USS Croaker (edit)
USS Dace (SS-247) (edit)
USS Darter (SS-227) (edit)
USS Dorado (SS-248) (edit)
USS Drum (SS-228) (edit)
USS Finback (SS-230) (edit)
USS Flasher (SS-249) (edit)
USS Flier (SS-250) (edit)
USS Flounder (edit)
USS Flying Fish (SS-229) (edit)
USS Fulton (AS-11) (edit)
USS Gabilan (edit)
USS Gar (SS-206) (edit)
USS Gato (SS-212) (edit)
USS Golet (edit)
USS Greenling (SS-213) (edit)
USS Grouper (edit)
USS Growler (SS-215) (edit)
USS Grunion (edit)
USS Guardfish (SS-217) (edit)
USS Guavina (SS-362) (edit)
USS Guitarro (SS-363) (edit)
USS Gunnel (edit)
USS Gurnard (SS-254) (edit)
USS Haddo (SS-255) (edit)
USS Haddock (SS-231) (edit)
USS Hake (SS-256) (edit)
USS Halibut (SS-232) (edit)
USS Hammerhead (SS-364) (edit)
USS Harder (SS-257) (edit)
USS Herring (edit)
USS Hoe (edit)
USS Iowa (BB-61) (edit)
USS Jack (SS-259) (edit)
USS Kingfish (edit)
USS Kyne (edit)
USS LST-6 (edit)
USS Lapon (SS-260) (edit)
USS Liscome Bay (edit)
USS Lyman (DE-302) (edit)
USS McKean (DD-90) (edit)
USS Mindanao (ARG-3) (edit)
USS Mingo (SS-261) (edit)
USS Mississinewa (AO-59) (edit)
USS Mount Hood (AE-11) (edit)
USS Muskallunge (edit)
USS Nautilus (SS-168) (edit)
USS Oberrender (edit)
USS Paddle (edit)
USS Pargo (SS-264) (edit)
USS Perkins (DD-377) (edit)
USS Peto (edit)
USS Petrof Bay (edit)
USS Piedmont (AD-17) (edit)
USS Pogy (SS-266) (edit)
USS Pompon (edit)
USS Preserver (ARS-8) (edit)
USS Puffer (SS-268) (edit)
USS Rasher (edit)
USS Raton (edit)
USS Ray (SS-271) (edit)
USS Redfin (edit)
USS Ringgold (DD-500) (edit)
USS Robalo (SS-273) (edit)
USS Rock (SS-274) (edit)
USS Runner (SS-275) (edit)
USS Saginaw Bay (edit)
USS Sawfish (edit)
USS Scamp (SS-277) (edit)
USS Scorpion (SS-278) (edit)
USS Sculpin (SS-191) (edit)
USS Shad (SS-235) (edit)
USS Silversides (SS-236) (edit)
USS Snook (SS-279) (edit)
USS Spearfish (SS-190) (edit)
USS Steelhead (edit)
USS Steelhead (SS-280) (edit)
USS Sunfish (SS-281) (edit)
USS Talbot (DD-114) (edit)
USS Tinosa (SS-283) (edit)
USS Trigger (SS-237) (edit)
USS Tullibee (SS-284) (edit)
USS Tunny (SS-282) (edit)
USS Wahoo (SS-238) (edit)
USS Walter C. Wann (edit)
USS Whale (SS-239) (edit)
USS William D. Porter (DD-579) (edit)
USS Young (DD-580) (edit)
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