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Sailfish
Country | United States |
Ship Class | Sargo-class Submarine |
Hull Number | SS-192 |
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Sailfish Operational Timeline
23 May 1939Â | USS Squalus sank off the Isles of Shoals in northeastern United States due to the failure of the main induction valves, which flooded the aft portions of the ship. 26 were killed from drowning, 33 were rescued. |
13 Jul 1939Â | The stern of the sunken USS Squalus was briefly raised in the Isles of Shoals off northeastern United States, but the wreck would slip under the surface again. |
13 Sep 1939Â | The wreck of USS Squalus was raised in the Isles of Shoals off northeastern United States and towed to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, United States for repairs. |
15 Nov 1939Â | USS Squalus was decommissioned from service at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, United States. |
9 Feb 1940Â | Submarine Squalus was renamed USS Sailfish. |
2 Mar 1942Â | USS Sailfish sank Japanese transport Kamogawa Maru east of Bali in the Lombok Strait in the Dutch East Indies at 2100 hours, killing 326. |
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