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  uss whitefish (ss-432) - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
uss whitefish (ss-432) - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
USS Whitefish (SS-432), a Tench-class submarine, was the only submarine of the United States Navy to be named for the whitefish, a freshwater food fish closely related to the trout and salmon found in waters of the Northern Hemisphere.
Her keel was to be laid down by the Cramp Shipbuilding Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but the contract for her construction was cancelled on 29 July 1944.
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  Encyclopedia: USS Sirago (SS-485)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
USS Tench (SS-417), the lead ship of her class of submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the tench, a Eurasian freshwater fish related to the dace and noted for its ability to survive out of water.
USS Unicorn (SS-436), a Tench-class submarine, was the second submarine of the United States Navy to be given that name for the narwhal, an Arctic marine cetacean with a single tusk suggesting the horn of a unicorn.
USS Comber (SS-527), a Tench-class submarine, was the second submarine of the United States Navy to be named for the comber, a fish found in the Red Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and the eastern Atlantic as far north as the British Isles.
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 Peanuts bei eLexi - das Onlinelexikon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
USS Dugong (SS-353), a Balao-class submarine, was the only submarine of the United States Navy to be named for the dugong, an aquatic herbivorous mammal related to the manatee.
USS Garlopa (SS-358), a Balao-class submarine, was the only submarine of the United States Navy to be named for the garlopa, a large species of grouper found on the west coast of Mexico.
USS Garrupa (SS-359), a Perch-class submarine, was the only submarine of the United States Navy to be named for the garrupa, one of various fishes of the grouper type.
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 whitefish
Whitefish refers to several different species of fish in the coregonus family.
This includes the lake whitefish (coregonus clupeaformis), round whitefish (Coregonus cylindraceum) also known as frostfish, cisco or lake herring (Coregonus artedii).
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 USS Unicorn (SS-436) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Her keel was laid down on 25 April 1945 by the (Click link for more info and facts about Electric Boat) Electric Boat Company of (Click link for more info and facts about Groton, Connecticut) Groton, Connecticut,
She remained out of commission, in reserve, until 29 July 1958, when she was stricken from the (Click link for more info and facts about Naval Vessel Register) Naval Vessel Register and sold for scrap.
See (Click link for more info and facts about USS Unicorn) USS Unicorn for other ships of the same name.
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 USS Whitefish (SS-432) - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation USS Whitefish (SS-432)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
USS Whitefish (SS-432) - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation USS Whitefish (SS-432).
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 USS Whitefish (SS-432) - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
USS Whitefish (SS-432) - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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 Great Lakes & Seaway Shipping News ARCHIVE
The Society for the Preservation of the S.S. City of Milwaukee is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
On Lake Superior, The Speer was anchored in Whitefish Bay and the Gott was anchored off of the Keweenaw Peninsula, Both were headed for Two Harbors.
Lights On The The S.S. Milwaukee Clipper Preservation is pleased to announce that full electrical power has been connected to the ship in Muskegon and no problems were encountered.
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Ships of class: USS Belknap (CG-26), USS Josephus Daniels (CG-27), USS Wainwright (CG-28), USS Jouett, (CG-29), USS Horne (CG-30), USS Sterett (CG-31), USS William H. Standley (CG-32), USS Fox (CG-33) and USS Biddle (CG-34).
Aircraft Carriers: USS Saipan (CVL-48)[USS Arlington (AGMR-2)] and USS Wright (CVL-49)(CC-2).
Ships of class: USS Forrest Sherman (DD-931), USS John Paul Jones (DD-932)(DDG-32), USS Barry (DD-933), USS Decatur (DD-936)(DDG-31), USS Davis (DD-937), USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938), USS Manley (DD-940), USS DuPont (DD-941) USS Bigelow (DD-942), USS Blandy (DD-943) and USS Mullinnix (DD-944).
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 USN Ships -- by Hull Number: SS -- Submarines, numbered from SS-400 through SSBN-599
SS -- Submarines, numbered from SS 400 through SSBN 599
This page provides the hull numbers of all U.S. Navy submarines numbered in the SS series from SS-400 through SSBN-599, with links to those ships with photos available in the Online Library.
To the best of our knowledge, the pictures provided in the "Online Library of Selected Images" are all in the Public Domain, and can therefore be freely downloaded and used for any purpose.
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