Sargo-class submarine
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The Sargo-class submarines were among the first United States submarines to be sent into action after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, starting war patrols the day after the attack, having been de
USS Searaven during her sea trials on 13 May 1940
Periscope photo of a Japanese merchant ship sinking after being torpedoed by Seawolf.
USS Swordfish (SS-193)
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USS Swordfish, a Sargo-class submarine, was the first submarine of the United States Navy named for the swordfish, a large fish with a long, swordlike beak and a high dorsal fin. She was the first Ame
Sargo-class submarine
…of a true fleet submarine. In some references, the Salmons and Sargos are called the "New S Class", 1st and 2nd Groups. The Sargo-class submarine USS Swordfish (SS-193) had the distinction of being the first US Navy submarine to sink a Japanese ship in World War II. In most features the Sargos were a repeat of the…
Swordfish in 1939
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Swordfish Memorial at Como Park, St. Paul, Minnesota