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	Encyclopedia: USS Tunny (SS-282) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		USS Tunny (SS/SSG/APSS/LPSS-282), a Gato-class submarine, was the first submarine of the United States Navy to be named for the tunny, any of several oceanic fishes resembling the mackerel.
		Tunny was maneuvering at periscope depth to avoid depth charges dropped across her bow at a range of 300 yards when the first of several aerial bombs fell close aboard.
		USS Barb (SS-220), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the barbus, a pair of barbels on their mouths which they sometimes use to search for food at the bottom of the water.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/USS-Tunny-%28SS_282%29 (12922 words)

	USS Tunny (SS 282) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Tunny was maneuvering at periscope depth to avoid depth charges dropped across herbow at a range of 300 yards when the first of several aerial bombs fell close aboard.
		Tunny dove to 44 feet and began to swing for a stern shot when thebelligerent destroyer increased speed to a thundering 30 knots and headed in from a distance of less than 1400 yards.
		Tunny departed Oahu for California on 20 September ; and, on 26 September, she arrived at Hunter's Point for battle damage repairs and an overhaul.
	www.therfcc.org /uss-tunny-ss-282--263511.html (6271 words)

	USS TUNNY SS 282
		TUNNY (SS 282) was designed for a length overall of 311 feet, extreme beam of 27 feet, standard displacement of 1,526 tons, submerged displacement of 2,410 tons, mean draft of 15 feet; a surface speed of 20.25 knots; submerged speed of 8.75 knots; and a complement of 6 officers and 54 men.
		TUNNY trailed the convoy until she could obtain a good firing position and, at moonrise on the 25th, she submerged to 40 feet and began her approach.
		TUNNY departed Oahu for California on 20 September; and, on the 26th, she arrived at Hunter's Point for battle damage repairs and an overhaul.
	www.flash.net /~tomj/tunny/282/282.html (6848 words)

	USS Tunny (SS-282) - InfoSearchPoint.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Early on the morning of 8 February, she went deep to avoid a plane revealed by radar.
		The designation symbol of the enemy submarine was emblazoned on her conning tower, spelling out I-9 in large white characters.
		In the harbor entering phase of the patrol, Tunny closed the breakwater of Etomo Ko to 8000 yards shortly before midnight on 12 June.
	www.infosearchpoint.com /display/USS_Tunny_(SS-282) (6861 words)

	SS / SSG / APSS / LPSS 282 Tunny
		USS TUNNY SS-282 was laid down 10 November 1941, at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.
		USS BARBERO (SS-317) was laid down by the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT on 25 March 1943 as a BALAO-class submarine.
		TUNNY'S missile hanger was converted into a troop berthing compartment, and 01 October 1966 was re-designated a troop transport submarine (APSS).
	www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/systems/ssg-282.htm (955 words)

	www.Regulus-Missile.com USS Tunny (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The USS Tunny (SS-282) served proudly as a fleet submarine during WWII (winning nine battle stars and two Presidential Unit Citations), and was modified in 1953 to carry the Regulus missile.
		Thanks to the efforts of Jim LeVangie and other Tunny veterans, the story of the Tunny's deterrent patrol era is presented, at least in part.
		He too was back in the bowels of the Tunny, warm, mostly dry and among friends, while outside it was still a howling, dark and stormy night.
	hometown.aol.com /periscopefilms/Tunny.html (2932 words)

	Gato class submarine -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The class is named after its (Click link for more info and facts about lead ship) lead ship, the (Click link for more info and facts about USS Gato (SS-212)) USS Gato (SS-212).
		Several Gato subs are on display in the (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776) United States.
		For instance, the (Click link for more info and facts about USS Cobia) USS Cobia (SS-245) is at the (Click link for more info and facts about Wisconsin Maritime Museum) Wisconsin Maritime Museum.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/ga/gato_class_submarine.htm (264 words)

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		The ship's bell from USS TUNNY (SS 282) now resides in the courtyard of the Francis Hammond Middle School in Alexandria, VA.
		TUNNY's bell was acquired from the Department of the Navy by Mary Alice Fizer, a teacher at Hammond at that time, who served as the faculty sponsor for the Class of 1963.
		It was rung for the first time at their graduation ceremony.
	www.flash.net /%7Etomj/tunny/282bell/282bell.html (387 words)

	uss tunny
		The first USS Tunny (SS/SSG/APSS/LPSS-282), a Gato-class submarine, served in World War II, as a Regulus missile boat, and during the Vietnam War.
		The second USS Tunny (SSN-682), a Sturgeon-class submarine, served during the last years of the Cold War.
		Cold War Submarines SSN-682 USS Tunny Submarine Model with Dry Deck Shelter
	www.fact-library.com /uss_tunny.html (88 words)

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