Fleet Boat Files

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In this section I am going to be posting little "snipets" of info and pictures designed to wet the appetite and encourage further research. This info I came across and found it to be new to me although others may find it to be "old hat"


This is a live fire exercise using actual warshots in practice against Bald Porcupine Is. Maine. The Torpedo was fired by SS-409 Piper in Oct. 1944.




This is the Sennet SS-408 during operation Highjump in March of 1947.

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This is SS-403 Atule at the Charleston yard in 1966 testing her ballast tanks.

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Here is a Seafox also known as a long tail shark. It was used to represent the SS-402 Seafox.

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SS-400 Seadevil being torpedoed by SS-490 Volador using a Mark37 wireguided torpedo.

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The cristening of the Redfish SS-395. There were 4 boats launched that day. Quite a media circus.

The Redfish is the submarine used in making the film Run Silent, Run Deep starring Clarke Gable. This picture is in the Arctic icepack in 1953.

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SS-397 Scabbardfish heading to the war zone.

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This is the mascot of the SS-392 Sterlet.

A good shot of the stern of the Sterlet.

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SS-378 Mero is represented by this artist rendition of its namesake.

Being launched in Manitowoc Wi.

a good closeup of the standard signal light. No cellphones back then.

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The mascot namesake of the SS-377 Menhadden.

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This is SS-376 Mapiro and her insignia.

Falling into the waters at Manitowoc.

A good detail shot of her conning tower and dignitaries.

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The insignia of SS-375 Macabi.

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Ray Youngs version of SS-374 Loggerhead.

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SS-373 Lizardfish.



Capt. Butler coming out of the hatch at the bow.



Pictured before conversion work.

After she was converted to a fleet snorkel in the late 50s.

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SS-372 Lamprey.

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The conning tower with its emblem and posing crew member. This is the SS-370 Kraken. OOps, wheres the crewmember? He was there a minute ago.