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| | USS Hake (SS-256) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | USS Hake (SS/AGSS-256), a Gato-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the hake, a North American game fish. |
 | | Hake (SS-256) was launched by the Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn., 17 July 1942; sponsored by Mrs. |
 | | Hake acted as lifeguard ship for the air strikes against Japan, and after the surrender had the distinction of being 1 of 12 submarines to witness the historic ceremonies on board the battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay. |
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