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	Bang
		The bang migrates to the rivers for spawning and, since it is one of the most abundant east coast food fishes, is of great economic importance.
		Bang (SS 385) was laid down on 30 April 1943 at Kittery, Maine, by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard; launched on 30 August; sponsored by Mrs.
		Bang reached her station that same day but spent an uneventful week while Admiral Spruance's 5th Fleet was trouncing the Japanese task force in the Battle of the Philippine Sea, virtually wiping out the enemy's naval air capability for the remainder of the war.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/b2/bang-i.htm (1893 words)

	USN Ships--USS Bang (SS-385)
		USS Bang, a 1526-ton Balao class submarine built at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, was commissioned in December 1943.
		Bang's second patrol was made in support of the June 1944 Saipan invasion and continued on to the Formosa area, where she attacked many Japanese ships but gained no confirmed sinkings.
		USS Bang was transferred to Spain at the beginning of October 1972, a loan that was converted to a sale in November 1974.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-b/ss385.htm (846 words)

	USS Bang (SS-385)
		Bang (SS-385) was launched 30 August 1943 by Portsmouth Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs.
		Bang's war operations span the period from 29 March 1944 until 18 May 1945, during which time she completed six war patrols.
		Bang arrived at Portsmouth Navy Yard 22 June 1945 and after repairs proceeded to New London, Connecticut where she went out of commission in reserve 12 February 1947.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/us/USS_Bang.html (239 words)

	USS Bang (SS-385) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		USS Bang (SS-385) was a United States Navy Balao-class submarine, named after the bang, a type of sardine.
		Bang was launched 30 August 1943 by Portsmouth Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs.
		Bang was converted to a GUPPY type submarine and recommissioned 4 October 1952.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Bang_(SS-385) (377 words)

	USS Bang (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-27)
		BANG (SS-385) was laid down on 30 April 1943 at Kittery, Maine, by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard; launched on 30 August; sponsored by Mrs.
		BANG made a periscope attack and fired ten torpedoes at three overlapping targets, all of which the submarine claims to have sunk, although the postwar records do not confirm this claim.
		BANG’s patrol was terminated and on 17 July, she headed back to Pearl Harbor for refit, which was completed during the last week of August.
	www.ussbang.com /uss_bang.htm (2081 words)

	USS Bang (SS-385) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-27)
		Bang was launched 30 August 1943 by (Click link for more info and facts about Portsmouth Navy Yard) Portsmouth Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs.
		Bang arrived at Portsmouth Navy Yard 22 June 1945 and after repairs proceeded to (Click link for more info and facts about New London, Connecticut) New London, Connecticut where she went out of commission in reserve 12 February 1947.
		Bang was converted to a (Small freshwater fish of South America and the West Indies; often kept in aquariums) GUPPY type submarine and recommissioned 4 October 1952.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/U/US/USS_Bang_(SS-385)4.htm (325 words)

	USS Bang SS-385
		Bang's war operations span the period from 29 March 1944 until May 1945, during which time she completed six war patrols.
		Bang arrived at Portsmouth Navy Yard 22 June 1945 andnd after repairs proceeded to New London where she went out of commission in reserve 12 February 1947.
		Bang received six battle stars tor her World War II patrols.
	www.navyhistory.com /Submarine/Bang.html (146 words)

	Submarine Photo Index
		Bang (SS-385) "Stands out" in San Juan harbor, Puerto Rico, prior to coming alongside at the San Juan Naval Station, during Operation "Springboard".
		Bang (SS-385), pulling out of New London, CT. on Nov. 1972 on her way to join the Spanish Navy as the Cosme Garcia (S-34).
		Bang (SS-385), stern view pulling out of New London, CT. on Nov. 1972 on her way to join the Spanish Navy as theCosme Garcia (S-34).
	www.navsource.org /archives/08/08385.htm (1049 words)

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		Bangs, John Kendrick Bangs, John Kendrick, 1862-1922, American humorist, b.
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	List of Blueprints.
		Bang, Sardinella Anchovia, a sardine of the western Atlantic, especially abundant in the Caribbean Sea.
		USS Bang was built by the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
		Bang made six war patrols and is credited with sinking eight Japanese merchant ships, totaling 20,177 tons.
	www.marylandsilver.com /sub2.htm (474 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Submarine USS Snook of the Gato class
		On 8 April 1945, she reported her position to submarine USS Tigrone (SS 419) and when she did not acknowledge messages sent from Tigrone the next day, it was presumed that she had headed toward Luzon Strait.
		When she failed to make a transmission, USS Bang (SS 385) was sent to make the search and rendezvous with Snook.
		Although Bang arrived and rescued the downed aviators, she saw nothing of the missing submarine and on 16 May 1945 USS Snook, credited with sinking 17 enemy vessels in her two and one-half years of active service, was presumed lost after 8 April 1945, the victim of unknown causes.
	uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/3025.html (1082 words)

	bang
		A bang is printer slang and computer jargon for an exclamation mark.
		In Boston slang, a bang is an abrupt left turn (the opposite of this, an abrupt right turn, is a hang).
		A Bang (방; 房, read bahng) is a Korean suffix indicating a limited spaces in common amusement complexes.
	www.fact-library.com /bang.html (104 words)

	USS Bang (SS-385) : USS Bang (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-27)
		terms defined : USS Bang (SS-385) : USS Bang
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		I have never sought to ascertain his motives for under my military command, and in securing him his office.
	www.termsdefined.net /us/uss-bang.html (332 words)

	USS SNOOK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-27)
		Walling) departed Guam on March 25, 1945 in company with BURRFISH (SS 312) and BANG (SS 385) to carry out a coordinated patrol with Commander Walling commanding the group.
		BANG and BURRFISH already had been assigned lifeguard stations, and were not available for the attack group as originally planned.
		When she failed to make a transmission, BANG was sent to conduct a search and rendezvous with SNOOK.
	www.csp.navy.mil /ww2boats/snook.htm (1011 words)

	Happenings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-27)
		In 1943 CAPT Fox applied for submarine duty, and after completing submarine school in New London and marrying his college sweetheart Reba, he served on the submarines R-14 and R-20 operating from Key West, Florida.
		CAPT Fox served as Engineering Officer and acting Executive Officer on Bang and conducted war patrols from Brisbane and Pearl Harbor during which Bang sank several Japanese ships and bombarded a Japanese held oil refinery in Indonesia.
		Bang was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for her superior performance against the enemy.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/cno/n87/usw/issue_6/namesake.html (1040 words)

	USS SNOOK SSN 592
		She was placed in commission 24 October, 1942 under the command of LCDR C.O. On completion of shakedown training off the New England coast, she left New London, Connecticut on 3 March, 1943 enroute to the Pacific, arriving in Pearl Harbor on 30 March, 1943.
		On 20 April, 1945 the British carrier task force commander reported one of his carrier planes downed in the station assigned to SNOOK and stated he was unable to contact her by radio.
		BANG was dispatched to the area where she rescued three British aviators but saw no sign of SNOOK.
	snook592.t35.com /main.html (4977 words)

	Tinosa SS-283 History
		She ended her fifth patrol at Pearl Harbor on 4 March 1944.
		In company with Parche (SS-384) and Bang (SS-385), Tinosa got underway for the East China Sea and her sixth patrol on 29 March.
		Operating off Japan and the Ryukyus, this wolf pack preyed successfully on passing convoys by stationing units along well-traveled routes.
	www.tinosa.com /tinosa_ss_283_history.html (1532 words)

	Announcing the formation of the USSVI Library Committee.
		Ron Martini served as an EM1 (SS) from 1960-1968 on the USS CATFISH SS-339 and USS PATRICK HENRY SSBN-599.
		John Trubee served as a MM1 (SS) from 1961-1969 and served on the USS NATHANIEL GREEN SSBN-636(B) (plankowner) and the USS FRANCIS SCOTT KEY SSBN-657(G) (plankowner).
		Gerald Menefee served as an IC1 (SS) on the USS CARBONERO SS-337 from 1956-1959.
	www.ussvi.org /news/lib.htm (473 words)

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		Complement: 66 Armament: 1 5”; 1 40mm; 1 20mm; 10 21” torpedo tubes Class: BALAO PARCHE (SS-384) was laid down 9 April 1943 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard; launched 24 July 1943, sponsored by Miss Betty Russell; and commissioned 20 November 1943, Comdr.
		On 29 March 1944 the submarine slipped out of Pearl Harbor with TINOSA (SS-283) and sister ship BANG (SS-385) for her first war patrol.
		On 29 April, BANG reported a large convoy 50 miles away, and the wolf pack attacked, PARCHE getting one hit.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/submar/ss384.txt (1163 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Submarine USS Bang of the Balao class
		With her trials and initial training comleted USS Bang (Lt.Cdr.
		While en route to her patrol area and cruising west of the Bonin Islands USS Bang (Lt.Cdr.
		USS Bang arrives at the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
	www.uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/3121.html (563 words)

	US Submariners Almanac for October 2002
		· USS Bugara (SS 331) is Decommissioned 1-Oct-1970
		· USS Blueback (SS 581) is Decommissioned 1-Oct-1990
		· USS Tusk (SS 426) is Decommissioned 18-Oct-1973
	www.diodon349.com /US_Subs/us_submariners_almanac_for_octobr2002.htm (2804 words)

	Submarine Hero - Lawson P. "Red" Ramage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-27)
		He returned to the United States in May 1943 to assume command of the new Balao-class submarine USS Parche (SS-384), which he commissioned in November and brought out to the Pacific early in 1944.
		Parche departed Pearl Harbor on her first war patrol in March 1944, teamed with USS Bang (SS-385) and USS Tinosa (SS-283) to form a "wolf pack" preying on Japanese shipping in the Luzon Strait, between Taiwan and the northern Philippines.
		After several unsuccessful pursuits, Parche drew her first blood on 4 May in a joint attack on a Japanese convoy in which two sinkings were credited to Ramage and his men, for a total of 11,700 tons.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/cno/n87/usw/issue_6/submarine_hero.html (1440 words)

	Submarine Fleet-Diesel and Nuclear Submarine Homepages
		USS Darter SS 227 picturesFrom 1944 to 1998.
		USS Finback SS 230A story from a 5 patrol man off the Finback who also commissioned the Sperry and was on a oilier when it was torpedoed.
		From Bang to Cosme Garcia in the Spanish Navy.
	www.rontini.com /fleet.html (4434 words)

	Other Links
		The Bang was a Guppy IIA when I served on her from July 1961 to December 1962.
		While aboard Bang, which was home ported at State Pier in New London, Connecticut, she completed a four-month cruise to the Mediterranean which was modified to be a European 'Good Will' cruise.
		I reenlisted for six years while at sea and left Bang as an RM2(SS), heading to RM "B" School in Bainbridge, Maryland.
	www.pewterguy.com /other.htm (1386 words)

	Submarine Hero - Slade Deville Cutter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-27)
		By the early hours of 27 June, Cutter had found a Japanese convoy of five ships and five escorts and loosed six torpedoes into their midst.
		Then, late on 3 July, Seahorse was joined by Bang to attack another convoy east of Hainan Island, and Cutter sank Gyoku Maru (2,232 tons) and damaged Nitto Maru (2,186 tons), both freighters.
		Following his fourth patrol, now-Commander Cutter returned to the United States for 30 days rest and recreation, but during this period was assigned as Commanding Officer of the new-construction USS Requin (SS-481) at the Portsmouth (New Hampshire) Navy Yard.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/cno/n87/usw/issue_9/submarine_hero.html (2660 words)

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	vets.com /alumni/navy/usn-ships.txt (15283 words)

	Third Commission
		Floyd (n) EN3 16 Jul 58 Rec for dut fm: NAVSUBSCL NLON 8 Jan 59 Ch enl desig to (SS) 4 Jan 60 Tran to: USS MARLIN (SST-2) for duty.
		ESPIRITU Jovito J. 15 Jun 59 Rec for dut fm: NAVSUBSCH NLON 14 Nov 59 Ch enl desig to (SS) 14 Nov 59 Abs on TAD to: USS TRUTTA (SS-421) 4 Jan 60 Ret to duty fm: USS TRUTTA (SS-421) 25 Jan 60 Tran to: USS BARACUDA (SST-3) for duty.
		HARRISON Robert W. 13 Jul 59 Rec for dut fm: USS SEA POACHER (SS-406) 11 Jan 60 Ch enl desig to (SS) 11 Jan 60 Tran to: USS GRENADIER (SS-525) for duty.
	www.ussarcherfish.com /crew/keywest2.htm (7811 words)

	MBR: Internet Bookwatch, March 2002
		Donald Foxvog and Robert Alotta effectively collaborate in The Last Voyage of the SS Henry Bacon to dramatically present the powerful story of an American freighter in the crux of the WW II high seas.
		The mission of the SS Henry Bacon was to save the lives of nineteen Norwegian refugees fleeing from the Nazi Army onslaught.
		A deadly and harrowing true story filled with heroic sacrifice and sad tribute, The Last Voyage of the SS Henry Bacon is highly recommended reading for anyone with a strong interest in naval history and a unique contribution to personal, academic, and community library World War II studies collection.
	www.midwestbookreview.com /ibw/mar_02.htm (16310 words)

	Sub Central's Guestbook
		Served on on the USS Bang SS-385 as an IC electrician from 1962 thru 1965.
		Was EM3 ss and was the RPPO for the EM gang while in Phili 77/78 Made 75 WestPac, weekly ops out of SanDiago Santa Catilana Isl.
		Flasher SS 249 was the high scoring US sub of WW II after the Navy finished tallying everything up...100, 231 tons of Japanese shipping.
	www.geocities.com /Pentagon/6262/geobook.html (4346 words)

	Atule's Bio
		After a brief stop in Tanapag Harbor alongside USS FULTON (AS-11) Atule headed for her patrol area in the Yellow Sea.
		Since POMPON and JALLAO were delayed she sailed in company with SPADEFISH, USS BANG (SS-385), and USS DEVILFISH (SS-292).
		Prior to her arrival in the patrol area, Atule took part in a fruitless search for downed aviators.
	www.atule.com /atule's_bio.htm (2300 words)

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		Lucian served on the USS ARCHERFISH AGSS-311, HARDHEAD SS-365, BANG SS-385, TIRANTE SS-420, TORO SS-422, SARDA SS-488 and SALMON SSR-573.
		Theodore qualified aboard USS Sea Fox, SS 402 in 1949.
		Shipmate Daniel Persico, a retired sailor and one of the few living survivors of a daring submarine rescue mission in 1939 was called to his final patrol by the Supreme Commander on January 26, 2001.
	www.ussvi.org /Final/final-01.htm (3492 words)

	Biography
		When the Marshall went into the yard at Bremerton, WA, for adaptation to the next generation of missile, I was transferred to the USS Bang, SS 385, a WW II diesel boat.
		A few years later Bang was retired permanently and scrapped.
		I was fortunate to receive from the Chief of the Boat a short piece of her teakwood deck while at our crew reunion in 2001.
	home2.netcarrier.com /~reliance/new_page_2.htm (4977 words)

	USS Bang - SS 385 - Unit Pages
		USS Bang - SS 385 - Unit Pages
		USS BANG (SS385) (8 Oct 2007 - 12 Oct 2007)
		Get customized gear and clothing for the USS Bang - SS 385 at an exclusive discount through Military.com.
	unitpages.military.com /unitpages/unit.do?id=202086 (60 words)

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