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	USS Flier (SS-250) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		USS Flier (SS-250), a Gato-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the flier, a round sunfish widely known in the United States.
		Flier put in to Fremantle, Australia, to refit between 5 July 1944 and 2 August, then sailed on her second war patrol, bound for the coast of Indochina via the Lombok Strait, Macassar Strait and Balabac Strait.
		Flier received one battle star for World War II service on her single war patrol, designated "successful." She is credited with having sunk 10,380 tons of Japanese shipping.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Flier_(SS-250) (1422 words)

	FLIER (SS-250)
		On the night of 30 August the survivors from FLIER embarked in two small boats, and, having made their way safely around a Japanese merchant ship anchored near the rendezvous point, were picked up by REDFIN early in the morning of 31 August.
		FLIER's first patrol was conducted west of Luzon in June 1944.
		She sank four freighters, and damaged a fifth freighter and a tanker for 19,500 tons sunk and 13,500 tons damaged.
	www.subvetpaul.com /LostBoats/Flier.htm (644 words)

	USS Flier SS 250
		Flier (SS-250) was launched 11 July 1943 by Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn., sponsored by Mrs.
		Flier reached Pearl Harbor from New London 20 December 1943, and prepared for her first war patrol, sailing 12 January 1944.
		Flier put in to Fremantle, Australia, to refit between 5 July 1944 and 2 August, then sailed on her second war patrol, bound for the coast of IndoChina.
	www.multied.com /NAVY/Submarine/Flier.html (366 words)

	Detail Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Flier (SS-250) was laid down by the Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut on 30 October 1942.
		Her area was east of Saigon, French Indo-China, and she was to pass through Lombok Strait, Makassar Strait, the Celeves Sea, Sibutu Passage and the Sulu Sea in proceeding to her station.
		She sank four freighters, and damaged a fifth freighter and a tanker for 19,500 tons and 13,500 tons damaged.
	www.subvets.org /Requiem/250.htm (990 words)

	Eternal Patrol - USS Flier (SS-250) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Flier was commissioned on October 18, 1943 with Lieutenant Commander John D. Crowley in command.
		Flier, under the command of Commander Crowley, left Fremantle, Western Australia on August 2, 1944 to conduct her second war patrol.
		Her patrol area was east of Saigon, French Indo-China, and she was to pass through the Lombok Strait, Makassar Strait, the Celebes Sea, Sibutu Passage and the Sulu Sea in proceeding to her station.
	thesaltysailor.com /ships/lostboat27.htm (727 words)

	Men Against The Sea
		Upon completion of her initial training period the FLIER joined the Pacific Fleet and made her first war patrol off Manila in May and June of 1944.
		The FLIER had taken 73 of her crew down with her.
		Although it was no great distance for men in good condition, the FLIER survivors had drained their strength in getting ashore.
	ussubvetsofworldwarii.org /FLIER.html (3330 words)

	USN Ships--USS Flier (SS-250)
		USS Flier, a 1525-ton Gato class submarine built at Groton, Connecticut, was commissioned in mid-October 1943.
		However, while entering the harbor at Midway Island during a storm on 16 January, she went aground and was seriously damaged.
		Flier made another start on her first war patrol in May 1944, heading from Pearl Harbor to the waters off Luzon.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-f/ss250.htm (544 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Submarine USS Flier of the Gato class
		USS Flier after a refit at the Mare Island Navy Yard 20 April 1944.
		Flier is heavily damaged and towed back to Pearl Harbour.
		After the fiasco of what had to be her 1st war patrol, USS Flier (Lt.Cdr.
	uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/2996.html (322 words)

	LOST BOATS
		USS O-5 (SS-66) was lost on 18-Oct-1923 with the loss of 2 men when it was sunk after collision with SS ABAGAREZ (United Fruit Co.) off Panama Canal.
		USS S-26 (SS-131) was lost on 24-Jan-1942 with the loss of 46 officers and men when it was sunk after being rammed by USS PC-460 in the Gulf of Panama, 14 Miles west of San Jose Light.
		USS Flier (SS-250) was lost on 13-Aug-1944 with the loss of 80 officers and men when it was sunk in Balabac Strait near Mantangule Island.
	www.diodon349.com /Stories/Stories_SS/lost_boats.htm (1930 words)

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		SUBMARINES (SS) USS Albacore (SS-218) sunk after striking a mine north of Hokkaido, Japan, 7 November 1944.
		USS Flier (SS-250) sunk while on the surface by a mine in Balabac Strait, Philippine Islands, 13 August 1944.
		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)

	World War II Boats Lost (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		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)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Flier (SS-250) was built by Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT and commissioned 18 October 1943, Lieutenant Commander J. Crowley in command.
		Flier reached Pearl Harbor from New London departed on her first war patrol, sailing 12 January 1944.
		Damage suffered in a grounding near Midway requiring her to return to the west coast for repairs, and on 21 May she sailed again for action, heading for a patrol area west of Luzon.
	www.olgoat.com /ussvinova/1mc/issues/2004aug.doc (3644 words)

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		Earl qualified aboard USS Flier (SS 250) in 1943.
		Norman B. (Buz) commanded USS Gudgeon (SS 567) and was the commissioning CO of USS Scorpion (SSN 589).
		Jack served onboard 4 diesel powered submarines, USS Sabalo (SS 302), USS Bang (SS 385), USS Sablefish (SS 303), USS Tiru (SS 416) and became the Commander of USS Carbonero (SS 337).
	www.ussvi.org /Final/final-05.htm (2710 words)

	The Dolphin - News - 08/12/2004 - USS Flier (SS 250), August 13, 1944 - 78 Men Lost
		The Dolphin - News - 08/12/2004 - USS Flier (SS 250), August 13, 1944 - 78 Men Lost
		USS Flier (SS 250), August 13, 1944 - 78 Men Lost
		Sailors Lost On USS Flier (SS-250) Aug.13, 1944:
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=12666155&BRD=1659&PAG=461&;dept_id=8103&rfi=6 (822 words)

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		10-Jul-1944; Keel is laid for the USS Runner (SS 476) 10-Jul-1998; USS Baltimore (SSN 704) is decommissioned 10-Jul-1945; USS Barb (SS 220) 'sinks' a train.
		13-Jul-1943; USS Raton (SS 270) is commissioned 13-Jul-1991; USS Kentucky (SSBN 737) is commissioned 13-Jul-1996; USS Wyoming (SSBN 742) is commissioned 13-Jul-1946; USS Hake (SS 256) is decommissioned 14-Jul-1923; USS S-13 (SS 118) is commissioned 14-Jul-1920; General Order 541 of July 14, 1920 introduces ship letter designators(SS meaning submarine) and hull numbers.
		All submarines commissioned and decommissioned prior to this had no assigned hull number or SS designator during their lifetime.
	www.geocities.com /gmtbase/events/july.doc (311 words)

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		Thirteen men manage to exit the boat which was running on the surface at 15 knots.
		\par 15-Aug-1973; USS Atule (SS 403) is decommissioned for the second time.
		\par 21-Aug-1960; USS Lamprey (SS 372) is decommissioned for the second time.
	www.geocities.com /gmtbase/events/august.doc (293 words)

	USS FLIER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		FLIER, commanded by Cmdr. J.D. Crowley, left Fremantle, Western Australia on August 2, 1944 to conduct her second war patrol.
		Liddell, the Executive Officer, had stepped below the hatch to speak to Cmdr. Crowley; he was blown through it, and men poured out behind him.
		Send mail to COMSUBPAC Public Affairs with questions or comments about this web site.
	www.csp.navy.mil /ww2boats/flier.htm (745 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Submarine Centennial history: Aug. 13, 1944 USS Flier (SS 250) struck a mine as it transited the Balabac Strait in the Philippines and sank.
		Friendly natives guided them to a "coast watcher" who arranged for them to be picked up by USS Redfin (SS 272).
		A total of 78 men from USS Flier were lost.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/news/navnews/nns00/nns00034.txt (2694 words)

	Robinson Crusoe-like Experiences of SS 250 Flier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Comments on the 116 page Survivor story in the Spring 1998 Submarine Journal in a letter by one who shared in the Robinson-Crusoe-like experiences of the survivors of the submarine S.S. 250 Flier: "Received a copy of your Submarine Journal and it was greatly appreciated.
		It brought back many a fond memory of the incident.
		It came as a surprise to me and I'll always cherish the same.
	www.submarinejournal.com /guest/_forum/0000003c.htm (127 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Operating off Leyte on the 24th, she sank the 3,028-ton Japanese passenger-cargo ship Aso Maru, before returning to Fremantle.
		Departing Fremantle 6 August, she laid a minefield off the west coast of Borneo on the 19th and rescued eight survivors of Flier (SS-250) at Palawan Island on the 30th.
		After lifeguard duty for airstrikes against Balikpapan, Borneo, she departed Fremantle 26 October, and sank the 15,226-ton Japanese tanker Nichinan Maru No.
	hazegray.org /danfs/submar/ss272.htm (567 words)

	The Navy Ethics Compass - News Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		As you know, agencies are required to report semi-annually to the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) all gifts of travel related expenses in excess of $250 received from non-Federal entities under 31 U.S.C. Agency reports for the period 1 October 2002 - 31 March 2003 are due to OGE by May 31, 2003.
		In the meantime, if you are interested in attending, I recommend that you contact the course POC at (808) 438-9470 to put your name in the hat and to provide him with any necessary information.
		To the extent that the energy surcharge was paid by the government (i.e., reimbursed as part of a travel claim), the discount coupon/certificate belongs to the Government and not to the employee.
	ethics.navy.mil /newsarchive.asp (15934 words)

	A Railroader Goes To War - Chronology of World War II - 1944
		Japanese naval vessels sunk: Submarine chaser No. 54, by submarine POLLACK (SS- 180), north of Bonin Islands, 28 d.
		Naval land-based and Army aircraft heavily attack enemy positions on Wotje Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
		United States naval vessel sunk: Submarine FLIER (SS-250), by external explosion, Balabac Strait, North Borneo.
	www.ww2diary.com /chr44.html (13940 words)

	USS OAKLAND HISTORY 1944
		Japanese naval vessels sunk: Light cruiser YUBARI, by submarine BLUEGILL (SS- 242), southwest of the Palau Islands, 05 d.
		Japanese naval vessels sunk: Destroyer MATSUKAZE, by submarine SWORDFISH (SS- 193), off Bonin Islands, 26 D. 59' N., 143 d.
		Aircraft from fast carrier task force (Vice Adm. J, S. McCain) strike Japanese shipping and aircraft in the Luzon area, P. Units of the Seventh Amphibious Force land Army troops on Asia Island off the northwest coast of New Guinea.
	www.rtcol.com /~weshortz/history/hist44.htm (11627 words)

	The Goat Locker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		He was lost on the USS Kete SS 369 in March of 1945 with all hands.
		I qualified on Carp SS 338 and served aboard Sea Leopard SS 483, Runner SS 476, and Ray SSN 653.
		I was (LOP) MM-1 (SS) in charge of the auxiliary division and made the last Gold run before she left Guam for reconstruction in 1961.
	www.goatlocker.org /oldlogs2.htm (7974 words)

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		August 13 - The submarine USS Flier (SS-250) is sunk by an external explosion in Balabac Strait, North Borneo.
		During the battle, Waffen SS murder 81 US prisoners of war at Malmedy.
		December 17 - PT-84 is damaged by a suicide plane in the Mindoro area.
	www.america-at-war.net /wwii1944.html (14628 words)

	Chinese ship challenges Australian navy flotilla [Free Republic]
		The best items they have are the 2 Russian DDGs and 4 Russian SS - the only truly survivable ships in their force, either because of difficulty finding them or difficulty penetrating their defense umbrella.
		And they also have 20 or more old SS, obsolete for fighting warships but able to lay mines or go after civilian shipping.
		There escorts are 3x48, 5x44, 3x20, 3x4 (trainers), 9 Kilo SS (same as best Chinese SS), 4 German SS (smaller but quieter), plus 1 jeep CVE with 12 Harrier and ~30 other escorts and missle boats without modern air defense.
	www.freerepublic.com /forum/a3aea0bcf1433.htm (7241 words)

	The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II--1944
		Submarine Blackfish (SS-221) attacks Japanese convoy and sinks transport Kaika Maru about 275 miles southwest of Truk, 04°03'N, 148°41'E. Submarine Flier (SS-250) runs aground and is damaged as she transits channel at Midway Island; submarine rescue vessel Macaw (ASR-17) becomes stranded as she attempts to assist the stranded fleet boat (see 12 February).
		At Midway, efforts to refloat submarine Flier (SS-250) succeed, and she is taken in tow by submarine rescue vessel Florikan (ASR-9); submarine rescue vessel Macaw (ASR-17), however, remains stranded.
		Submarine Lapon (SS-260) attacks Japanese convoy, sinking transport Hokoroku Maru about 250 miles southwest of Hong Kong, 19°24'N, 116°50'E. Submarine Rock (SS-274) is damaged by depth charges off North Borneo, 07°25'N, 115°20'E, but remains on patrol.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/USN-Chron/USN-Chron-1944.html (12320 words)

	USS Oakland CL-95 History 1944
		POLLACK (SS- 180), north of Bonin Islands, 28 d.
		TAHURE, by submarine FLASHER (SS- 249), South China Sea, 13 d.
		SHIMOTSUKI, by submarine CAVALLA (SS- 244), west of Borneo, 02 d.
	www.rtcol.com /~oakland/hist44.html (7891 words)

	George W. Bush - Terrorist in the White House - Protests (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Don't be surprised if the SS officers try and intimidate you with fear to prevent you from turning your back on Bush!
		Join the Army and Fight For Israel flier.
		If you are specifically interested in FLIERS the ones I have are too big to put up on this site, but I would be glad to email them to you.
	www.nogw.com /protests.html (5472 words)

	USS Orion Veterans Historical Organization (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		USS Reuben James (DD-245) is first U.S. warship to be sunk by enemy action in WW II 7 December
		USS S-39 (SS-144) destroyed after grounding on reef near Rossel Island.
		Liberty Ship SS Robert E. Peary is launched.
	www.members.aol.com /orionvets (1840 words)

	G1 COPY
		Sank after collision with SS City of Rome off Block Island.
		Lost when submarine sank while in transit from Med.
		Sunk in area within 100 miles east of 18° 40' N x 111° 39'E
	www.subnet.com /WALL/g1.htm (1129 words)

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