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	USS Archerfish (SS-311) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		USS Archerfish (SS/AGSS-311), a Balao-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the archerfish, a family of fish notable for its ability to project a powerful spout of water at its insect prey.
		Archerfish left Hawaii on 30 October, visited Saipan on 9 November for quick voyage repairs, and departed two days later to carry out her next patrol on which her primary mission was to provide lifeguard services for the first B-29 Superfortress strikes against Tokyo.
		Archerfish was one of 12 submarines that entered Tokyo Bay on 31 August and moored alongside the tender Proteus (AS-19), near the Yokosuka Navy Yard.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Archerfish_(SS-311) (1906 words)

	USS Archerfish (SS-311) - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation USS Archerfish (SS-311) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		USS Archerfish (SS/AGSS-311), a Balao-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the archerfish, a family of fish notable for
		Archerfish was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation for sinking the Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano in November 1944.
		Embarking a team of civilian scientists, she commenced the first phase of operation "Sea Scan" on 18 May. On the cruise, the submarine visited Portsmouth, England; Hammerfest and Bergen, Norway; Faslane, Scotland; Thule, Godthaab, and Julianehaab, Greenland; Belfast, Northern Ireland; and Halifax, Nova Scotia, before mooring at New London on 3 December.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/USS-Archerfish-SS-311.html (1891 words)

	The Seacoast's Own 'David and Goliath' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The Archerfish herself had made her first periscope observations at about the same time as the Shinano lost all power, and assumed the carrier had gone to her grave, from the four explosions and after explosions they had heard while submerging.
		The Archerfish would be among the many vessels present at the surrender ceremonies at Tokyo Bay, before returning to the states where she was decommissioned in 1946.
		The Archerfish would be recommissioned a third and final time in 1957 for use as a scientific research submarine, a role she played well until 1968 when she was decommissioned for the final time.
	www.hampton.lib.nh.us /hampton/history/ships/ussarcherfish.htm (1051 words)

	USS Archerfish SSN-678
		The second Archerfish (SSN-678) was laid down on 19 June 1969 at Groton, Conn., by the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corp.; launched on 16 January 1971; sponsored by Miss Mary Conover Warner; and commissioned at New London, Conn., on 17 December 1971, Comdr.
		Archerfish provided services in support of a special project under the direction of the Chief of Naval Operations in the western Atlantic during the last half of Se ptember.
		Archerfish arrived back at Norfolk on 6 September but set sail again on the 12th, bound for the West Indies to conduct torpedo test firings off the Bahamas and to perform special sonar tests in the Atlantic.
	www.navyhistory.com /Submarine/Archerfish2.html (1217 words)

	USS Archerfish (SS-311) - Wikpedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		USS Archerfish (SS/AGSS-311), a Balao-class">Balao-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the archerfish, a family of fish notable for its ability to project a powerful spout of water at its insect prey.
		Archerfish was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation for sinking the Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano">Shinano in November 1944.
		Archerfish was one of 12 submarines that entered Tokyo Bay on 31 August and moored alongside the tender Proteus (AS-19)">Proteus (AS-19), near the Yokosuka Navy Yard.
	www.bostoncoop.net /~tpryor/wiki/index.php?title=USS_Archerfish_(SS-311) (1876 words)

	USS Archerfish
		This fledgling submersible is christened USS Archerfish (SS-311).
		Archerfish, on the surface, her narrow bow cutting through the waves, was cruising on one of her four diesels.
		Unknown to the Archerfish, this is the Shinano.
	www.diodon349.com /Stories/Stories_SS/USS_Archerfish.htm (2072 words)

	Gallant Lady excerpt
		The USS Archerfish (SS-311) didn't look any different than many of the other diesel-powered, Balao-class submarines that were being hastily assembled and launched in the Portsmouth Navy Yard during World War II.
		Follow along as we track Archerfish from her birth in New Hampshire in 1943 until she died an explosive but noble death in 1968, still characteristically serving her country by doing whatever she was asked to do.
		Told for the Archerfish crewmembers still alive as well as for those on "eternal patrol." Told for the thousands of submarine sailors who preceded them and for those who still ply the planet's seas on the "boomers" and "fast attacks," the nuclear boats.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/donkeith/GLexcerp.htm (1378 words)

	USS Archerfish (SS-311)
		} USS Archerfish (SS-311), a Balao-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the archerfish, a family (Toxotidae) of fish notable for their habit of preying on insects and other animals by shooting them down with squirts of water from the mouth.
		Assigned lifeguard duty during the strikes against Iwo Jima on 4 July, she rescued one downed aviator, John B. Anderson (naval officer), who later became a Rear Admiral, before returning to Midway on 15 July.
		Archerfish received seven battle stars and one Presidential Unit Citation for her World War II service.
	www.mcfly.org /wik/USS_Archerfish_(SS-311) (1886 words)

	charts4 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		On the evening of 28 November 1944, the USS Archerfish, under the command of Joseph Enright, was patrolling the outer entrances of Tokyo Bay.
		Working into visual range, the Archerfish was unable to initially identify the contact due to the remodeled and converted Yamato class battleship's unique design (Enright at first believed it was a large tanker with a single escort).
		Although ahead of the warship convoy, the Archerfish was still not able to manage a good firing position.
	www.battlebelow.com /charts4.htm (525 words)

	USS Archerfish (SSN-678) - Wikpedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Archerfish arrived back at Norfolk on 6 September but set sail again on 12 September, bound for the West Indies to conduct torpedo test firings off the Bahamas and to perform special sonar tests in the Atlantic.
		Archerfish arrived in Plymouth, on 11 May for a six-day visit and then proceeded to Zeebrugge, Belgium.
		Archerfish was decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 31 March 1998.
	www.bostoncoop.net /~tpryor/wiki/index.php?title=USS_Archerfish_(SSN-678) (1406 words)

	USS Archerfish (SSN-678) - Wikpedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		USS Archerfish (SSN-678), a Sturgeon-class submarine">Sturgeon-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the archerfish, a family (Toxotidae) of fish notable for their habit of preying on insects and other animals by shooting them down with squirts of water from the mouth.
		Archerfish provided services in support of a special project under the direction of the Chief of Naval Operations in the western Atlantic during the last half of September.
		During the period from 2 July to 4 August, Archerfish conducted a midshipman training cruise on 23 August and began participation in Exercise "Northern Wedding," a NATO exercise that occupied the nuclear submarine through 8 October.
	bostoncoop.net /~tpryor/wiki/index.php?title=USS_Archerfish_(SSN-678) (1406 words)

	USN Ships--ARCHERFISH (SS-311)
		USS Archerfish, a 1525-ton Balao class submarine built at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, New Hampshire, was commissioned in September 1943.
		On 29 November 1944, Archerfish torpedoed and sank the Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano, the largest warship ever lost in combat.
		Archerfish continued her research support service in the Pacific until removed from active service in May 1968.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-a/ss311.htm (584 words)

	DANFS: USS Archerfish (SS-311)
		The first Archerfish (SS-311) was laid down on 22 January 1943 by the Portsmouth (N.H.) Navy Yard; launched on 28 May 1943; sponsored by Miss Malvina C. Thompson; and commissioned on 4 September 1943, Lt. Comdr.
		Archerfish left Hawaii on 30 October, visited Saipan on 9 November for quick voyage repairs, and departed two days later to carry out her next patrol on which her primary mission was to provide lifeguard services for the first B-29 strikes against Tokyo.
		Archerfish was one of 12 submarines that entered Tokyo Bay on 31 August and moored alongside the tender Proteus, near the Yokosuka Navy Yard.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/ships/dafs/SS/ss311.html (1700 words)

	ARCHERFISH History - 1943 to 1968
		Archerfish is a small toxotoid fish whose habitat ranges from India to the northeastern tip of Australia.
		USS Archerfish (SS-311) was laid at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N.H. on January 22, 1943.
		Archerfish departed on 25 November for an extended cruise to the outhern hemisphere, crossing the line on 6 December where 49 "pollywags" became "shellbacks" in the traditional ceremony.
	ussarcherfish.com /history.htm (4878 words)

	Gallant Lady : A Biography of the USS Archerfish
		Launched in May, 1943, Archerfish's first year of service in the Pacific was lackluster, with two skippers and only 2 sinkings to her credit.
		Her next skipper had earlier lost his confidence when in command of USS Dace after missing the Japanese carrier Shokaku, and had asked to be relieved of command.
		As shooting time was near, one of the escort destroyers passed directly over Archerfish, and as soon as she passed, Enright came to periscope depth and fired six torpedoes.
	www.spywareguide.com /shop/az_detail_0765305682.html (951 words)

	USS Archerfish - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation USS Archerfish (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		USS Archerfish - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation USS Archerfish.
		Here you will find more informations about USS Archerfish.
		* The first Archerfish (SS-311) was commissioned in 1943, redesignated AGSS-311 in 1960 and used in oceanographic research, then sunk as a target in 1969.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/USS-Archerfish.html (128 words)

	USS ARCHERFISH (AGSS311) Operation Sea Scan
		The USS Archerfish (SS/AGSS-311) web site is dedicated to the memory of our Boat and to our Shipmates.
		Archerfish and Her Crew were a unique and special combination, the only all bachelor Crew that was ever assembled by our Navy.
		Together, over a period of eight years, from 1960 to 1968, they fulfilled, beyond all expectations, every requirement of "Operation Sea Scan", a unique and special mission of major importance to the United States.
	www.ussarcherfish.com (263 words)

	Amazon.com: Uss Pampanito: Killer-Angel: Books: Gregory F. Michno (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Gregory F. Michno is the son of a USS Pampanito crewman.
		After a recent tour thru the actual USS Pampanito (twice!) at Fishermen's Wharf in San Francisco, I bought the book at the bookstore next to the sub which is run by volunteers of this wonderful floating National Historic Landmark.
		The book is well illustrated with maps of the combat operations plus numerous photographs of crewmembers, both as impossibly young men during their war and as elderly veterans visiting their boat during a recent crew reunion.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0806132051?v=glance (1740 words)

	Archerfish's Arctic trip (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		These are 2 of the scientists that were aboard the Archerfish
		This is a picture of how much ice had to be dug through to open the hatch.
		This and the rest of the pictures are just various angle of the Archerfish during after breaking through the ice
	members.aol.com /NAPIAZZA/arctic.html (57 words)

	The Archerfish Pages
		ARCHERFISH and Her Crew literally "sailed the Seven Seas" of the World and visited exotic (and some not so exotic) ports along the way.
		ARCHERFISH and Crew were officially recognized by Playboy Inc. as "Playboys of the Pacific" and presented a Playboy flag which we proudly flew from #1 periscope.
		The ARCHERFISH Crew was the guest of the San Francisco Playboy Club during the length of our visit.
	www.ussarcherfish.com /index1.htm (1203 words)

	Submarines
		One of this class, the USS SCORPION (SSN-589) was lost with all hands in May of 1968 to an accident that is still classified.
		Our 1/48 scale USS ARCHERFISH (SSN-678) is for the modeler who likes more room in their boats for additional operating features, or just a larger more impressive model of this class submarine patrolling just under the waves of the local pond under their control.
		Our 1/48 scale USS LOS ANGELES (SSN-686) is for the modeler who likes more room in their boats for additional operating features, or just a larger more impressive model of this class submarine patrolling just under the waves of the local pond under their control.
	members.aol.com /ssycatalog/subs.html (3967 words)

	Gallant Lady: A Biography of the USS Archerfish : Ken Henry & Don Keith at Audiobooks Online - Cassette, CD, MP3 audio ...
		She looked much like any other diesel-powered Balao-class submarine crafted in the 1940s, but the Archerfish, named for a fish that kills its victims with a lethal blast of water from below, won a unique, heroic place in military history and in the memories of her crew members.
		Here is her story: from her assembly in New England and her dedication at the hand of Eleanor Roosevelt, to her service in World War II, when she broke the back of the Japanese Navy, and her critical role in the Cold War, crisscrossing the oceans for six years to foil Soviet naval intelligence.
		In their own words, these men tell how, against all odds, they sent a Japanese aircraft carrier to the ocean floorserved in peacetime in the Navy’s only all bachelor crewsteered their ship into exotic ports all over the worldand welcomed B-girls, Japanese war veterans, royalty, Playboy bunnies, and a goat aboard ship, with equal hospitality.
	www.audiobooksonline.com /shopsite/0786128267.html (317 words)

	USS GROWLER SSG-577 Museum
		U.S.S. GROWLER was a pioneer when she departed on her first Nuclear Deterrent Patrol in 1960.
		The Intrepid Museum's USS GROWLER (SSG-577) is named after another very historic vessel, also a submarine, which was lost in World War II.
		She was commissioned on March 20, 1942 as USS GROWLER (SS-215).
	www.ussgrowler.com /growler.html (1349 words)

	American Civil Liberties Union : Testimony of Veteran Joseph E. Rogers Against the Flag Desecration Amendment
		In June, 1974, I was assigned to USS ARCHERFISH (SSN678) homeported in Groton, Connecticut.
		From August, 1974 to November, 1977 I served in ARCHERFISH as a division officer During this period the ship participated in two independent operations of great value to the United States for which ARCHERFISH received both the Meritorious and Navy Unit Commendations.
		I remember being onboard USS Ranger, during Desert Storm, and thinking how our enemy was generally from a single ethnic, religious, and cultural background.
	www.aclu.org /FreeSpeech/FreeSpeech.cfm?ID=6950&c=50 (1739 words)

	Naval History
		A GLIMPSE OF HELL: The Explosion on the USS Iowa and Its Cover-Up.
		USS CONSTELLATION: From Frigate to Sloop of War.
		THE USS ESSEX AND THE BIRTH OF THE AMERICAN NAVY.
	www.edwardrhamilton.com /subject2/nav.html (693 words)

	USS Archerfish
		USS ARCHER-FISH sails into the brightness of a unique and successful 25 year Naval career.
		ARCHER-FISH's career after WWII, spanned over two decades of training future submariners, training sailors in our and our allies Navies in Anti Submarine Warfare, and was assigned sole responsibility for OPERATION SEASCAN, an eight year special operation to gather data vital to our Nuclear Deterrent Forces during the Cold War.
		Following decommissioning on May 1, 1968, she ended her career on October 17, 1968, while serving as a target for torpedo weapons testing by USS SNOOK.
	www.ussarcherfish.com /painting/painting.htm (555 words)

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		1-May-1968; USS Archerfish (SS 311) is decommissioned for the third and final time.
		11-May-1909; USS Skate (SSN-578), the first submarine to be powered by the Submarine Fleet Reactor, is commissioned.
		Lieutenant Edouard Victor Michael Azac, USN was aboard the USS President Lincoln when it was attacked and sunk by the German Submarine U-90 on 21 May 1918.
	www.geocities.com /gmtbase/events/may.html (2121 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Submarine USS Archerfish of the Balao class
		USS Archerfish as seen after the Second World War
		Sunk as a target by USS Snook (SSN-592) off the coast of California on 19 October 1968.
		With her trials and initial training completed USS Archerfish (Cdr.
	www.uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/3057.html (537 words)

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