USS Searaven (SS-196), a Sargo-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the sea raven, a sculpin of the northern Atlantic...
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USS Nevada (BB-36), the third United States Navy ship to be named after the 36th state, was the lead ship of the two Nevada-class battleships. Launched...
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roles for the remainder of the war, eventually being scrapped in 1947-48. Searaven was used in the Bikini Atoll atomic weapon tests in 1946. There was negligible...
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USS Pensacola (CL/CA-24) was a cruiser of the United States Navy that was in service from 1929 to 1945. She was the lead ship of the Pensacola class,...
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13 February – Four U.S. Navy planes attacked the U.S. Navy submarine USS Searaven (SS-196) while she was on the surface in the Pacific Ocean near Engebi...
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USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) was the lead ship of the Pennsylvania class of super-dreadnought battleships built for the United States Navy in the 1910s. The...
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Altalena Affair (redirect from USS LST-138)
from Europe was set to mid-May 1948. The Altalena, former landing ship tank USS LST-138, organized by Hillel Kook (a.k.a. Peter Bergson) purchased by Irgun...
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World War II Japanese transport ship sunk by the American submarine USS Searaven (SS-196) off Gizo, Solomon Islands on 25 November 1943. The hull of the...
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TR-196 USA-196 USS Searaven (SS-196) USS Rinehart (DE-196) USS Logan (APA-196) USS George E. Badger (DD-196) USS Mahopac (ATA-196) USS Minidoka (AK-196)...
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USS New York (BB-34) was a United States Navy battleship, the lead ship of her class. Named for New York State, she was designed as the first ship to...
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USS Salt Lake City (CL/CA-25) of the United States Navy was a Pensacola-class cruiser, later reclassified as a heavy cruiser, sometimes known as "Swayback...
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warranted, Cromwell would form a wolfpack with USS Searaven (SS-196) and either USS Spearfish (SS-190) or USS Apogon (SS-308) under his direction. As a senior...
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after the 17 November 1942 sinking of the Nissei Maru by the submarine USS Searaven while unloading at the wharf, phosphate production was halted altogether...
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Aug: HMCS Arleux 29 Aug: Hellenic Bulbul 11 Sep: USS Searaven 24 Sep: USS Tuna 5 Oct: USS Skate 16 Oct: USS Hughes 22 Oct: El Amir Farouq 26 Oct: Empire Flamingo...
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Java. On 10 February, Mikuma and Chōkai were attacked by the submarine USS Searaven, which fired four torpedoes, but missed. At 2300 on 28 February 1942...
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USS Hughes (DD-410) was a World War II-era Sims-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy. Edward Merritt Hughes was born on 28 January...
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USS Seadragon (SS-194) USS Seal (SS-183) USS Sealion (SS-195) USS Searaven (SS-196) USS Seawolf (SS-197) USS Shark (SS-174) USS Snapper (SS-185) USS Spearfish (SS-190)...
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USS Skate (SS-305) was a Balao-class submarine in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. She was used as a target ship in the 1946 atomic...
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USS Wilson (DD-408), was a Benham-class destroyer of the United States Navy. Charles Wilson was born in 1836 in Boston, Massachusetts. He enlisted in...
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Sumatra. On 10 February, Mogami and Chōkai were attacked by the submarine USS Searaven, which fired four torpedoes, all of which missed. At 2300 on 28 February...
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was placed in Japanese service as Rizan Maru. The U.S. Navy submarine USS Searaven (SS-196) torpedoed and sank Rizan Maru in the North Pacific Ocean on...
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The second USS Conyngham (DD-371) was a Mahan-class destroyer used in the United States Navy before and during World War II. She was named after Gustavus...
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USS Mustin (DD-413) was a Sims-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the first Navy ship of that name, in honor of Captain Henry C. Mustin (1874–1923)...
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USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390) was a Bagley-class destroyer in the United States Navy, named for USMC Second Lieutenant Ralph Talbot (1897–1918), who was awarded...
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Formosa and the coast of southeastern China with Sea Cat, Pipefish, and Searaven. Sinking the 1,200-ton cargo ship Shinko Maru Number One, 19 November,...
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Aug: HMCS Arleux 29 Aug: Hellenic Bulbul 11 Sep: USS Searaven 24 Sep: USS Tuna 5 Oct: USS Skate 16 Oct: USS Hughes 22 Oct: El Amir Farouq 26 Oct: Empire Flamingo...
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USS Mugford (DD-389), a Bagley-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for James Mugford, who commanded the schooner Franklin...
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USS Stack (DD-406) was a Benham-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Edward Stack. Stack was laid down on 25 June 1937 by the...
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USS Skipjack (SS-184), was a Salmon-class submarine, the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after the skipjack tuna. She earned multiple...
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Aug: HMCS Arleux 29 Aug: Hellenic Bulbul 11 Sep: USS Searaven 24 Sep: USS Tuna 5 Oct: USS Skate 16 Oct: USS Hughes 22 Oct: El Amir Farouq 26 Oct: Empire Flamingo...
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