The United States used submarines extensively in World War II, striking hard at enemy ships, and safeguarding American and Allied interests. In order to fight the Japanese armada in the Pacific ...
Gato-class submarines were a mainstay of the U.S. Navy in the Pacific. They were diesel-electric submarines that displaced approximately 1,525 tons when surfaced and 2,424 tons when submerged. Their ...
USS Finback was a Gato class fleet submarine operating in the Pacific as the US Navy expanded lifeguard duty near enemy held islands. Instead of hunting ships, Finback was assigned to pull downed ...