75 years ago today, on 7 May 1951 Gato-class submarine USS Croaker SS-246 was commissioned for the 2nd time to serve as a schoolship out of New London.
MuseumShip at Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park, Buffalo, NY
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On 5 May 1943 Balao-class submarine USS Batfish SS-310 was launched at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME.
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83 years ago today, on May 1 1943, Balao-class submarine USS Bowfin (SS-287) was commissioned for the first time, CDR Joseph H. Willingham in command.
MuseumShip at USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park, Honolulu, HI
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46 years ago today, on 1 May 1980 USS Albacore AGSS-569 was struck from the Naval Vessel Register.
MuseumShip at Albacore Park, Portsmouth, NH
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On 1 May 1952 T-1-class training submarine USS Marlin - T-2 was laid down at General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, CT.
MuseumShip at Freedom Park (Omaha, Nebraska)
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83 years ago today, on April 29 1943, Balao-class submarine USS Becuna (SS-319) was laid down at Electric Boat Company in Groton, CT
Here seen circa 1944-45 together with Razorback (SS-394) at Pearl Harbor
MuseumShip at Independence Seaport Museum, Philadelphia, PA
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81 years ago today, on 28 April 1945, Tench-class submarine USS Requin (SS-481) was commissioned, CDR Slade D. Cutter in command.
MuseumShip at Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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47 years ago today, on 23 April 1977, Gato-class submarine USS Croaker opened her doors as a museum ship in Groton, CT.
After 10 years the Navy revoked its agreement with the group citing a requirement for historical preservation of the vessel. Since 1988, Croaker has served as a museum ship at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military ParkCountyBuffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park in Buffalo, New York.
MuseumShip at Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park, Buffalo, NY
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70 years ago today, on 22 April 1954 Balao-class submarine USS Bowfin SS-287 was decommissioned for the 2nd time.
USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park, Honolulu, HI
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On 22 April 2005 Foxtrot-class submarine Foxtrot B-39 becomes part of the San Diego Maritime Museum.
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