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HISTORY fascination with Ships

USS Salmon commissioning cover (cancellation March 15, 1938 aboard USS Salmon)

USS Salmon (SS-182) was the lead ship of her class of submarine

Builder: Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut

Laid down: 15 April 1936

Launched: 12 June 1937

Commissioned: 15 March 1938

Decommissioned: 24 September 1945

Struck: 11 October 1945

Fate: Constructive loss due to battle damage; broken up for scrap, 1946

Salmon earned nine battle stars for World War II service in the Asiatic-Paci? c area.

USS Seal commissioning cover (cancellation April 30, 1938 aboard USS Seal)

USS Seal (SS-183), a Salmon-class submarine

Builder: Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut

Laid down: 25 May 1936

Launched: 25 August 1937

Commissioned: 30 April 1938

Decommissioned: 15 November 1945

Struck: 1 May 1956

Fate: Sold for scrap, 6 May 1957

Seal was awarded ten battle stars for her World War II service.

USS Sargo launching cover (cancellation July 6, 1938 at Groton, Conn.)

USS Sargo (SS-188), the lead ship of her class of submarine

Builder: Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut

Laid down: 12 May 1937

Launched: 6 June 1938

Commissioned: 7 February 1939

Decommissioned: 22 June 1946

Struck: 19 July 1946

Fate: Sold for scrap, 19 May 1947

Sargo was awarded eight battle stars for her service in World War II.

USS Seadragon keel laying cover (cancellation April 18, 1938 at Groton, Conn.)

USS Seadragon (SS-194), a Sargo-class submarine,

Builder: Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut

Laid down: 18 April 1938

Launched: 21 April 1939

Commissioned: 23 October 1939

Decommissioned: 15 November 1945

Recommissioned: 8 February 1946

Decommissioned: 29 October 1946

Struck: 30 April 1948

Fate: Sold for scrap, 2 July 1948

Seadragon earned 11 battle stars during World War II.

USS Sealion keel laying cover (cancellation June 30, 1938 aboard USS Skipjack)

USS Sealion (SS-195), a Sargo-class submarine

Builder: General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut

Laid down: 30 June 1938

Launched: 25 May 1939

Commissioned: 27 November 1939

Fate: Scuttled at Cavite on 25 December 1941 after being damaged by Japanese aircraft on 10 December 1941 www.marinelink.com 23

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