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	Tirante
		Tirante (SS-420) was laid down on 28 April 1944 by the Portsmouth (N.H.) Navy Yard; launched on 9 August 1944; sponsored by Mrs.
		On 31 March, Tirante shelled and sank a 70-ton lugger with 5-inch and 40-millimeter gunfire and, on 1 April, missed an LST-type vessel with a spread of three torpedoes.
		Tirante resumed her relentless prowling of the Yellow Sea between Quelpart Island (Cheju Do) and the mouth of the Yangtze.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/t6/tirante.htm (1200 words)

	Submarine Hero - George Levick Street, III
		With the Tirante instantly spotted by the enemy as she stood out plainly in the flare of light, he ordered the torpedo data computer set up while retiring and fired his last two torpedoes to disintegrate in quick succession the leading frigate and a similar flanking vessel.
		Tirante had resumed patrolling the East China Sea between Shanghai and Quelpart Island south of Korea when new intelligence arrived reporting that an important transport had anchored with its escorts in a confined harbor on the northern coast of the island.
		USS Tirante (SS-420) was launched on 9 August 1944 at the Portsmouth (New Hampshire) Navy Yard and commissioned on 6 November that same year.
	www.ussnautilus.org /undersea/street.html (1327 words)

	USS Tirante (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Tirante (SS-420) was laid down on 28 April 1944 by the Portsmouth (N.H.) Navy Yard launched on 9 August 1944; sponsored by Mrs.
		Tirante departed from Midway on 20 May as command ship of the nine-boat "wolfpack" dubbed "Street's Sweepers." They patrolled the Yellow and East China Seas on the lookout for enemy targets-by then dwindling in number.
		Tirante departed Guam on 12 August on what would have been her third war patrol.
	www.navyhistory.com /Submarine/tirante.html (1146 words)

	Facts about uss tirante ss 420 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		USS Tirante (SS-420), a Balao-class submarine, was the Nth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the tirante, a silvery, enlongated "cutlass fish" found in waters off Cuba.
		On 31 March, Tirante shelled and sank a 70-ton lugger with five-inch and 40-millimeter gunfire and, on 1 April, missed an LST-type vessel with a spread of three torpedoes.
		Tirante resumed her relentless prowling of the Yellow Sea between Quelpart Island (Cheju Do) and the mouth of the Yangtze River.
	www.supercrawler.com /Facts/uss_tirante__ss_420_.html (1277 words)

	o-boats (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		USS O-2 and USS V-4 (Argonaut) in dry dock, March 29, 1928.
		USS O-15 SS 76 Officer of the Deck (OOD) or perhaps the Captain and the helmsman on the bridge.
		USS O-16 SS 77 wearing a version of camouflage "dazzle paint" that was tested using her.
	www.rddesigns.com /subs/o-boats.html (1702 words)

	DANFS: USS Tirante (SS-420)
		The conflagration clearly illuminated Tirante and alerted the Mikura-class escort vessel Nomi and Kaibokan No. 31 which immediately got underway toward the invading submersible.
		Tirante departed from Midway on 20 May as command ship of the nine-boat "wolfpack" dubbed "Street's Sweepers." They patrolled the Yellow and East China Seas on the lookout for enemy targets--by then dwindling in number.
		Subsequently converted to greater underwater propulsive power (GUPPY) configuration, Tirante was recommissioned on 26 November 1952, at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/ships/dafs/SS/ss420.html (1176 words)

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		TIRANTE Tirante: A silvery, enlongated “cutlass fish” found in waters off Cuba.
		Complement: 66 Armament: 1 5”; 1 40mm; 1 20mm; 2.50 cal MG; 10 21” torpedo tubes Class: BALAO TIRANTE (SS-420) was laid down on 28 April 1944 by the Portsmouth (N.H.) Navy Yard; launched on 9 August 1944; sponsored by Mrs.
		Nevertheless, although observers on the submarine reported witnessing the Maru's sinking, post-war examination of Japanese records failed to confirm the "kill." Having broken the Japanese codes, American naval intelligence men were able to anticipate Japanese movements.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/submar/ss420.txt (1196 words)

	Welcome to James Lawton's Home Page
		I GUESS THE PICTURE IS A LITTLE OLD (47 YEARS) The submarine is the USS Tirante SS 420 that was homeported in Key West FL.
		I went onboard Tirante SS420 as a TM 3 and left TM 2(SS).
		The Sam Tirante patch was send to me by J. Donahue a retired policeman from NJ, who now lives in Texas The picture of Tirante is from Tim Spoon.
	www.us-submarine.com (168 words)

	Congressional Medal of Honor - Submariner Recipients
		USS Tang's (SS-306) fifth war patrol was along the East China coast in October 1944.
		This was the hunting ground that USS Tirante (SS-420) under the command of George L. Street III invaded along the shore of the Yellow Sea.
		When the USS S-4 (SS-109) sank off Provencetown in the hook of Cape Cod in December of 1927, it became one of the most heartbreaking efforts at rescue in the annals of the sea.
	www.medalofhonor.com /Submariners.htm (3335 words)

	USS U. S. Grant Forum
		HISTORY OF The USS Ulysses S. Grant (SSBN 631) was the fourteenth of the Lafayette Class of Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarines to be built by Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation at Groton, CT. General Dynamics was awarded the contract on 20, July 1961.
		The primary mission of the USS Grant was to present a hidden underwater missile-launching platform and thus represent a very powerful deterrent force to any hostile nation.
		Early in 1992, the USS Grant again transited the Panama Canal on it’s way to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard where she was deactivated after 27.9 years of service.
	www.ussgrant.com /shipshistory.html (5581 words)

	Portrait of a Shipmate - CAPT George Levick Street III
		He was then transferred to the USS ARKANSAS (BB 33) where he had duty in the navigation and engineering departments and was the General Quarters Officer of the Deck.
		After shaking her attackers, TIRANTE surfaced and received an urgent message concerning a transport and 2 MIKURA class frigates (the best ASW ships the enemy had) in the anchorage at Cheju on the north shore of Quelpart Island, 60 miles south of Korea.
		Once clear of the harbor patrols, TIRANTE surfaced and the crew manned their deck gun, knowing there was a good chance that they would have to fight their way out of the harbor.
	www.ussholder.com /pas3-street.html (3092 words)

	Beach (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		During World War II, he served as Damage Control Assistant, Chief Engineer, and Executive Officer of USS Trigger (SS-237), during which time she was one of the highest scoring submarines in the force.
		Following the war, he commanded USS Amberjack (SS-522), USS Trigger (SS-564), and USS Triton (SSN-586), and served as naval aide to President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
		USS Salamonie Association President, John Lichoff, holds up the uniform shirt with ribbons sent to him by Captain Beach's widow.
	www.salamonie.homestead.com /Beach.html (479 words)

	USS Tirante - SS 420 - Unit Pages
		I served aboard the Tiranti from 1972 until it was decommissioned in 1973.
		I served aboard the Tirante from 1970 - 1973.
		USS M G VALLAJO SSBN 658(blue) from 1973 to reti...
	unitpages.military.com /unitpages/unit.do?id=202096 (138 words)

	Divers Gallery :: Naval Sea Systems Command
		The USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) on the James River on May 5, 2003 departing Northrup Grumman Newport News for Builder's Trials.
		USS Balao was painted pink for its role in the 1959 movie, "Operation Petticoat," starring Cary Grant and Tony Curtis.
		USS Balao (SS-285) returns to port after a successful war patrol, circa early 1945.
	www.hspig.org /gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=NAVSEA&page=4 (325 words)

	US Submariners Almanac for October 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		USS Tirante (SS 420) is decommissioned for the second time.
		USS Medregal (SS-480) Struck by torpedo from USS Sabalo (SS-302)
		USS Darter (SS-227) was lost on 24-Oct-1944 when it became grounded on Bombay Shoal off Palawan then was destroyed.
	adjunct.diodon349.com /US_Subs/us_submariners_almanac_for_octobr2002.htm (1452 words)

	History of the name Seaowl (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		USS SEA OWL (SS-405) transited the Panama Canal and arrived at Pearl Harbor on 23 October 1944.
		She was off Wake Island early on the morning of 18 April and sent a Japanese submarine of the RO-35 class to the bottom.
		This patrol was concentrated in the Yellow and East China seas and was devoted to both lifeguard duties and offensive patrol.
	members.cox.net /seaowl/seaowlhistory.html (631 words)

	Sam thief! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		He then hauled the Tirante fish out of the water (with the help of a compatriot), stashed it under the superstructure, put his dungarees on, and hauled ass with his buddy up to the bridge before the crew got there.
		Not long after the guy who took the Tirante fish into the water got out of the brig he disappeared from a nearby beach.
		I never heard if the guy was ever found before I left TIRANTE in March 1962 to head to Nuke School.
	www.lipan.net /~royator/sambrb.htm (944 words)

	Third Commission
		Felix L. 14 Nov 59 Rec for dut fm: USS TRUTTA (SS-421) 4 Jan 60 Ch dut stat fm on bd as TAD to on bd for dut 11 Jan 60 Tran to: USS ATULE (SS-403) for duty.
		FITZGERALD Roger J. 14 Sep 57 Rec for duty from USS LAPON (SS-260) 10 Jan 58 Tran to: USS AMBERJACK (SS-522) for TDY 14 Mar 58 Ret fm TDY 22 Aug 58 Tran to: USS BUSHNELL (AS-15) for separation.
		HATHEWAY Glen A. 2 Jun 58 Rec TAD fm: USS BALAO (SS-285) 9 Jun 58 Tran to: USS BALAO (SS-285) TAD compl.
	www.ussarcherfish.com /crew/keywest2.htm (7739 words)

	Submarine Photo Index
		Tirante (SS-420) returning from her second war patrol off Guam on 19 July 1945.
		of the Navy James Forrestal presents the crew of the Tirante (SS-420) with the PUC (Presidential Unit Citation) when the boat was moored at the Washington Navy Yard in October 1945.
		Tirante (SS-420) and Bonita (SST-3) with the Bushnell (AS-15) appear in the background.
	www.navsource.org /archives/08/08420.htm (598 words)

	SUBMARINERS - ecomPlanet Web Hosting - the #1 Free hosting solution worldwide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		He served aboard the USS Grenadier, [60-61], USS Ethan Allen,[61-62], USS Woodrow Wilson, [66-67], USS Seacat, [67-68], and retired 1970 off the USS Tirante in Key West, FL.
		The USS Bowfin, launched a year after the Pearl Harbor attack, became one of the most successful submarines in the war.
		The submarine spent 11 years on Lake Washington as a Naval Reserve training boat before it was decommissioned in 1971.
	myweb.ecomplanet.com /KICK6756/mycustompage0013.htm (260 words)

	Captain Edwards
		“Ned” Beach was skipper of the USS Piper SS-409 on patrol in the western Pacific.
		In 1960 as Commander of the USS Triton he circumnavigated the globe in 84 days—a record that still stands.
		Captain Beach was the principal speaker at the April 2000 reunion of the USS Salamonie Reunion Association.
	www.museumofthesoldier.com /captain_edwards.htm (689 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Beach served on the submarines USS Trigger (SS 237) and USS Tirante (SS 420).
		Beach received the Navy Cross, the second-highest decoration a Sailor can be awarded next to the Medal of Honor, for his role on Tirante in destroying Japanese ships in shallow waters just miles from the enemy coast.
		In addition to his superb naval career, he was an accomplished author and wrote extensively about the submarine force and the Navy he loved.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display_word.asp?story_id=4874 (374 words)

	Archerfish Crews
		BRANNAN, Thomas A. Jan 60 Rec for dut fm: USS ATULE (SS-403) 17 Jan 61 Tran to: USS CARP (SS-338) for duty.
		MACK, Clyde A. 26 Mar 64 Rec for dut fm: USS BREAM (SS-243) 30 Jun 65 Tran to: USS BAYA (AGSS-318) for duty.
		ROYLE, Michael J. 22 Aug 64 Rec for dut fm: USS SABALO (SS-302) 23 Mar 65 Ch enl desig to (SS) 16 Aug 65 Tran to: USS PERCH (APSS-313) for duty.
	www.ussarcherfish.com /crew/crew.htm (12225 words)

	TODAY IN U.S. SUBMARINE HISTORY - APRIL 14
		Running on the surface with gun crews on deck, he entered an inner harbor and torpedoed a tanker and two new frigates.
		Street was awarded the Medal of Honor and TIRANTE was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation.
		The battle group was enroute to the Arabian Gulf to enforce no-fly zones and monitor shipping to and from the region.
	www.esryle.com /coblinks/tdish/0414.htm (362 words)

	Submarine Pioneers-Page 4 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Eight submariners used their "Momsen Lungs" to reach the surface from the USS Tang (SS-306), which was sunk in 180 feet of water in the East China Sea in October 1944.
		The USS George Washington (SSBN-598), the first ballistic missile submarine, was commissioned 30 December 1959, fired its first test missile 20 July 1960, and departed on the Navy's first deterrent patrol on 15 November 1960.
		He served aboard USS Tarpon (SS-175) and USS Narwhal (SS-167), and was awarded the Bronze Star while serving aboard USS Trutta (SS-421) during World War II.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/cno/n87/history/pioneers4.html (2733 words)

	TODAY IN U.S. SUBMARINE HISTORY - NOVEMBER 6
		TODAY IN U.S. USS TARANTULA (later B-3) (SS-12) decommissioned at Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, SC.
		1959 - USS THREADFIN (SS-410) was rammed by the Greek freighter Nikolas Mikhalos at the entrance to the Suez Canal as both ships were exiting to the Red Sea.
		1962 - USS PAMPANITO (SS-383) hull reclassed to Auxiliary Submarine (AGSS-383).
	www.esryle.com /coblinks/tdish/1106.htm (253 words)

	RidesSubs Guest Book
		I served as the MPA and QAO on the USS William H. Bates from 1993-1996.
		I qualified aboard USS Balao, AGSS-285, in 1962, sailed aboard USS Tirante, SS-420, from 1963 to 1966, then 'swapped' to the USS Ronquil,SS-396, made a WestPac patrol and got out in Oct 1967 as an EM2(SS).
		I SERVED ON THE USS HALFBEAK (SS-352) FROM 66-69 AND ON THE USS BLENNY (SS-324) FROM EARLY 69 UNTIL SHE WAS DECOMMISSIONED.
	members.aol.com /jfreed/archive/gbook_2.html (414 words)

	USS Truxtun CGN-35, USS Antietam CG-54 and the USS Mount Hood AE-29: Please accept and pass on to staff my deepest ...
		USS Truxtun CGN-35, USS Antietam CG-54 and the USS Mount Hood AE-29: Please accept and pass on to staff my deepest thanks and appreciation for what I consider an important service to all the proud and brave sailors- past, present and future- who gave so
		USS Plunkett DD-431: I just wanted to let you know that my father-in-law was really impressed with the print of the USS Plunkett we gave him for Father's Day.
		USS Picking DD-685: I just wanted to let you know that I gave the print to my dad for Father's Day.
	www.windjammer-arts.com /Kudos.htm (470 words)

	Edward L. "Ned" Beach, author and submarine commander.
		Those who met him must have thought that he was a total no-nonsense guy, but he was really quite funny at times.
		He was a submarine officer during World War II and while serving as Executive Officer (XO) aboard USS TIRANTE (SS 420), he earned the Navy Cross for his part in the attack on a Japanese tanker full of AvGas in Quelpart Harbor.
		He got his command, but as he was headed for his patrol area, the Japanese surrendered and the war was over before he could get into combat as a submarine commander.
	www.sharkhunters.com /EPBeach.htm (522 words)

	What USSVI membership means to me. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		ATOR served aboard the USS McGOWAN DD-678, USS SOUTHERLAND DDR-743, USS EVERETT PF-8, USS SAINT PAUL CA-73, USS PHILIPPINE SEA CV-47, USS HANCOCK CVA-19, and the USS MALOY EDE-791 prior to attending the Basic Enlisted Submarine School in 1960.
		ATOR completed his enlisted qualification in April 1961 aboard the USS DIODON SS-349 as an FT1.
		CWO ATOR was selected for LDO and completed his submarine officer qualifications in November 1970 while serving as the engineer aboard the USS TIRANTE SS-420.
	royator.org /ator/atorussvi.html (355 words)

	Fleet Sub
		Prior to Dentuda, He was CO USS Gunnel (SS 253), the subject of the below story, and rose to become Admiral J.S. McCain, Jr.
		Loss of USS Cochino (SS 345): 26-Aug-1949 when it was sunk in Norwegian Sea after onboard fire.
		USS Tirante (SS 420) Web Site: Original CO: George Street CMOH.
	www.sailetc.com /fleetsub.htm (637 words)

	Mister Tirante - SubmarineSailor.com Sea Stories (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		We were on our way to Gitmo onboard USS TIRANTE (SS 420) in the winter of 1967, and I was working on getting checked off on the Control Room.
		I asked Terry Stein, EN1 (SS), to take me through Control when he had the watch.
		He had just made Chief, and was considered by all on board to be "Mr.
	www.submarinesailor.com /Stories/MrTirante.asp (381 words)

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