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23 May 1948

USS Chub was decommissioned from service at Izmir, Turkey and was transferred to the Turkish Navy. ww2dbase [Chub | CPC]
USS Brill was decommissioned from service and was transferred to Turkey, which commissioned her as submarine Inönü. ww2dbase [Brill | CPC]

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USS Boarfish was decommissioned from service at Izmir, Turkey and was struck from the US Navy Register. On the same day, she was transferred to Turkey and was recommissioned under the new name of Sakarya (S-332). ww2dbase [Boarfish | Izmir | CPC]

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