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	Albacore
		When Albacore ended her patrol at Brisbane on 11 March, she was credited with sinking one destroyer and a frigate for a total of 2,250 tons lost.
		Albacore was briefly drydpcked for repairs and underwent refresher training before sailing for a fourth patrol on 6 April.
		Albacore began her ninth patrol on 29 May and was assigned waters west of the Marianas and around the Palaus.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/a5/albacore-ii.htm (2173 words)

	USS Albacore (AGSS-569) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		USS Albacore (AGSS-569), a unique research submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the albacore, a small tuna found in temperate seas throughout the world.
		Albacore sailed south late in May and, after operating in the British West Indies for two weeks, proceeded to Key West to serve as a target for the Surface Antisubmarine Development Detachment.
		After the work was completed in March 1965, Albacore prepared for deployment to Florida waters to study the results of her changes.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/u/us/uss_albacore__agss_569_.html (1553 words)

	USS Albacore (AGSS-569) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Albacore was the basis for the teardrop hull form (sometimes referred to as an "Albacore hull") of modern submarines.
		On 19 November 1955, the Albacore sailed for a rendezvous point off the Bahama Islands where she conducted special operations until 24 November and then returned to Portsmouth.
		Albacore was decommissioned on September 11, 2001 and laid up in bed with its mother ship.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Albacore_%28AGSS-569%29 (1640 words)

	Ron's Submarine's Covers
		The second Albacore (SS-218) was laid down on 21 April 1941 by the Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn., Iaunched on 17 February 1942; sponsored by Mrs.
		Following shakedown, the submarine proceeded via the Panama Canal to Pearl Harbor and, from that base on 28 August, began her first war patrol which took her to waters of the north and northeast pass through the coral reef which surrounds the Truk Isla nds.
		Albacore fired 10 torpedoes and believed she had downed the destroyer and damaged the frigate.
	users.skynet.be /RonSubCovers/Dieselsub/US-SS218.htm (852 words)

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		Albacore had in fact downed the light cruiser Tenryu, a 3,300- ton vessel and the second Japanese cruiser sunk by an American submarine in World War I I.
		Albacore claimed to have damaged a transport on 19 Ju ly but the submarine failed to sink any vessels.
		Albacore found Agano on 12 November and tried to attack, but Japanese des troyers held the submarine down with a four-hour depth charge barrage.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/submar/ss218.htm (2083 words)

	Birthday Planned For USS Albacore (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Albacore was built at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard between 1952 and 1953 for $5.3 million, according to Van Billiard, who worked at the shipyard as a submarine design engineer for 35 years.
		But in her day, the USS Albacore was the world’s fastest submarine and a standard-bearer for all submarines to follow.
		During the USS Albacore’s tour of duty, she was used to test control systems, dive brakes, sonar equipment and escape mechanisms, according to information provided by Van Billiard.
	www.hampton.lib.nh.us /hampton/history/ships/ussalbacore/albacorebirthday.htm (672 words)

	Eternal Patrol - USS Albacore (SS-218) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Albacore was commissioned on June 1, 1942 with Lieutenant Commander Richard Cross Lake in command.
		Following shakedown, Albacore proceeded via the Panama Canal to Pearl Harbor and from that base on August 28, she began her first war patrol which took her to the waters of the north and northeast pass through the coral reef which surrounds the Truk Islands.
		Albacore left Pearl Harbor on October 24, 1944; topped off her fuel tanks at Midway on October 28 and was never heard from again.
	thesaltysailor.com /ships/lostboat21.htm (2062 words)

	USS ALBACORE - AGSS 569 - Pioneering Research Vessel - Albacore Park - Portsmouth, NH
		The Navy's first vessel named Albacore was a slow scout patrol boat loaned to the Navy in July 1917 for patrol service during World War I. She was returned to her owner in January of 1919.
		The keel for the second Albacore, SS-218, was laid April 21, 1941 at the Electric Boat Company of Groton, CT. Launched on February 17, 1942, she was commissioned on June 1, 1942.
		Also during this phase, Albacore had her propeller removed and was towed submerged to obtain data for comparison of ship characteristics with and without a propeller.
	www.ussalbacore.org /html/albacore_story.html (4902 words)

	ALBACORE (SS-218) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		During her fourth patrol again in the Bismarck-Solomons-area, ALBACORE was able to inflict no damage on the enemy herself, but she sent contact reports which enabled GRAYBACK to sink several enemy ships.
		ALBACORE was ordered to patrol west of the Marianas and in the Palau area during the Allied invasion of these places in June 1944.
		ALBACORE has been awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for her second, third, eighth and ninth patrols the ones in which she sank enemy combatant vessels.
	www.subvetpaul.com /LostBoats/Albacore.htm (551 words)

	USS ALBACORE
		On her second patrol, near New Britain, ALBACORE sank a transport, and, on 18 December 1942, the Japanese light cruiser TENRYU.
		Her third patrol was in the Bismarck Archipelago; ALBACORE sank an escort vessel and a destroyer.
		ALBACORE’s seventh and eighth war patrols were both in the area north of the Bismarck Archipelago during the period from mid-October 1943 to the end of February 1944.
	www.csp.navy.mil /ww2boats/albacore.htm (712 words)

	Uss albacore ss 218 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/uss_albacore__ss_218_ (194 words)

	USS Albacore SS-218
		She released a three-torpedo spread but again was unsuccessful On 18 December, Albacore was sta- in the area of Madang, New Guinea.
		Albacore was briefly drydocked for repairs and underwent refresher training before sailing for a fourth patrol on 6 April.
		Albacore departed Australia on the day after Christmas 1943 to patrol north of the Bismareks.
	www.multied.com /navy/Submarine/Albacore.html (2056 words)

	USS Alabcore (SS-218) Still on Patrol
		Following shakedown, USS ALBACORE (SS-218) proceeded via the Panama Canal to Pearl Harbor and, from that base on 28 August, began her first war patrol which took her to waters of the north and northeast pass through the coral reef which surrounds the Truk Islands.
		ALBACORE returned to Brisbane on 26 May. While ALBACORE was being refitted at that port, Lcdr.
		ALBACORE left Mare Island on 5 May and held training exercises with USS SHAD (SS-235) en route to Hawaii.
	www.diodon349.com /Stories/Stories_SS/uss_albacore.htm (2012 words)

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		ALBACORE Albacore: The albacore is a small tuna found in temperate seas throughout the world.
		Complement: 36 Armament: none Class: ALBACORE The third ALBACORE (AGSS-569) was laid down by the Portsmouth (N.H.) Naval Shipyard on 15 March 1952; launched on 1 August 1953; sponsored by Mrs.
		ALBACORE was decommissioned on 9 December 1972 and laid up at Philadelphia.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/submar/agss569.txt (1443 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Submarine USS Albacore of the Gato class
		Albacore survives the counterattacks by the escorting destroyers Suzukaze and Isonami but sustains severe damage.
		The boat crash-dived and a bomb exploded in close proximity to the bow as she was passing 18 m.
		Albacore also damages the motor gunboat Hayabusa-Tei No.4 (25 BRT) under tow of the Choko Maru No.12 so badly that the smaller craft has to be scuttled in position 03.37N, 147.27E.
	uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/2964.html (1164 words)

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		GATO The second ALBACORE (SS-218) was laid down on 21 April 1941 by the Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn., Iaunched on 17 February 1942; sponsored by Mrs.
		After a two- hour chase, the Japanese retired, and ALBACORE shifted her patrol area to Vitiaz Strait.
		ALBACORE had in fact downed the light cruiser TENRYU, a 3,300- ton vessel and the second Japanese cruiser sunk by an American submarine in World War I. ALBACORE put into port at Brisbane, Australia, on 30 December 1942.
	ibiblio.org /pub/academic/history/marshall/military/USN/subs/ss-218.txt (2077 words)

	Albacore (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Albacore (dinghy), a popular 15 ft. sailboat racing dinghy
		USS Albacore is the name of two submarines of the United States Navy
		USS Albacore (SS-218), a Gato-class submarine which served in the Pacific during World War II.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Albacore_(disambiguation) (137 words)

	The Dolphin - USS Albacore (SS 218), November 7, 1944 - 86 Men Lost (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		When she had not been seen or heard from by Dec. 21 despite the sharpest of lookouts for her, she was reported as presumed lost.
		The explosion occurred on Nov. 7, 1944, while Albacore was submerged, and was witnessed by an enemy patrol craft.
		On her second patrol, near New Britain, Albacore sank a transport, and, on Dec. 18, 1942, the Japanese light cruiser Tenryu.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=13293232&BRD=1659&PAG=461&dept_id=8103&rfi=6 (795 words)

	Uss Albacore
		USS Albacore, a 1837-ton auxiliary submarine, was built at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard...
		USS Albacore was towed to Portsmouth, New Hampshire...
		The experimental Diesel-electric submarine, USS Albacore (AGSS- 569), represents a...
	www.fish-guide-directory.com /fish/22/uss-albacore.html (353 words)

	Submarine Photo Index
		Albacore won four Presidential Unit Citations and ninth battle stars for her service during World War II.
		Albacore (SS-218) being towed to dock, immeadiatley following her launching on Feb. 17, 1942 at the Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT.
		She was in overhaul at the yard from 2 March to 5 May 1944.
	www.navsource.org /archives/08/08218.htm (650 words)

	The Coleman Crew Shoot Down (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The 5th Bomb Group reports NO strafing, no fire, etc. The 307th Bomb Group reports a fire and that the plane was strafed all the wat down and while on top of the surface.
		Tragically, the ALBACORE was lost on 7 November 1944 with 85 men.
		The USS ALBACORE received word on voice circuit at 1120 that plane was coming down 95 miles away near Soral Island.
	www.missingaircrew.com /shootdown.asp (3787 words)

	World War II Boats Lost
		USS S 36 (SS 141) January 20, 1942
		USS R 12 (SS 89) June 12, 1943
		USS SHARK II (SS 314) October 24, 1944
	www.csp.navy.mil /ww2boats.htm (653 words)

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		AIMM is planning a rededication ceremony for the USS SNOOK (SS 292) Memorial on Wednesday, December 7 at 1000.
		USS ALBACORE (SS 218)November 7, 1944 - 85 Men Lost ALBACORE with Lt. Cmdr.
		H.R. Rimmer in command, left Pearl Harbor on October 24, 1944, topped off with fuel at Midway on October 28, and departed there for her eleventh patrol the same day, never to be heard from again.
	www.razorbackbase.com /newletter/Novnewsletter05.doc (4486 words)

	Submarine Store - submarine facts and submarine history - lost submarines - submarine losses
		Shark (SS-314) 24 Oct 44 87 killed Sunk by Japanese depth charges from Harukaze, South China Sea west of Luzon.
		Albacore (SS-218) 7 Nov 44 86 killed Possible Japanese mine off northern tip of Honshu, Japan.
		Growler (SS-215) 8 Nov 44 85 killed Probably sunk by Japanese destroyer Shigure, escort vessel Chiburi, and Coast Defense Vessel No. 19 off Mindoro.
	www.submarinestore.com /stories/facts-loses.htm (1633 words)

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		SUBMARINES (SS) USS Albacore (SS-218) sunk after striking a mine north of Hokkaido, Japan, 7 November 1944.
		USS Amberjack (SS-219) probably sunk by Japanese torpedo boat Hiyodori and Japanese subchaser No. 18 off Rabaul, New Britain Island, 16 February 1943.
		USS Wahoo (SS-238) sunk by Japanese aircraft and Japanese submarine chasers 15 and 43 in Soya Strait, Japan, 11 October 1943.
	theusssavage.homestead.com /files/Submarines_2__SS_.txt (834 words)

	Albacore
		Vessel was burning when Albacore was driven under by aircraft.
		Albacore was herself sunk on 11/7/1944 in the channel between Hokkaido and Honshu with 86 men and officers aboard.
		Please link to this page to read the names of the lost crew.
	www.rddesigns.com /ww2/albacore.html (53 words)

	Trackside (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Making a submerged approach, Cavalla fired a spread of six torpedoes at a range of 1,200 yards and obtained three hits, sinking the 30,000-ton SHOKAKU, one of the Japanese carriers that carried out the attack on Pearl Harbor.
		(At the same time, 60 miles away, the USS Albacore (SS-218) sunk the 31,000-ton aircraft carrier TAIHO with one hit that ruptured gasoline tanks - six hours later, the gasoline fumes ignited and sent the TAIHO to the bottom.)
		Inland, in the Hill Country west of Austin, in Fredericksburg, the National Museum of the Pacific War has a Japanese Type A two-man boat of the type involved in the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
	www.ks-ra.org /trackside.htm (753 words)

	Batfish Wall of Honor
		USS Shark II SS-314 44' Sunk by surface craft.
		USS Albacore SS-218 44' Sunk by enemy mines.
		USS Corvina SS-226 43' Sunk by enemy sub.
	www.batfish.org /page4.html (392 words)

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