USS
Wahoo was a Gato class submarine built for the US Navy in
1942. She was put in service in the Pacific in May 1942
and completed six patrols. She is credited with sinking
four enemy ships. On her seventh patrol she was attacked
by Japanese planes and ships 11.October 1943 and sunk
north of Japan. The wreck was found in 2005 and rest today
in the La Perouse strait on a depth of 65 meter.
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USS
Wahoo
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SS-238
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311,0 x 27,3 x 17,0 f
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1525 displ ( surfaced )
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San Fransisco ( US ) 1942
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Pearl Harbor ( US )
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