USS Clamagore
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USS Clamagore was a Balao-class submarine, which operated as a museum ship at the Patriot's Point Naval & Maritime Museum outside Charleston, South Carolina from 1979 to 2022. Built in 1945 for the Un
USS Clamagore (SS-343), some time after her GUPPY conversion
Ss 343 patch
USS Clamagore, 24 November 2003 (the three distinctive shark-fin domes are the PUFFS sonar).
Interior of USS Clamagore
The Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program was initiated by the United States Navy after World War II to improve the submerged speed, maneuverability, and endurance of its submarines.
USS Clamagore
…was still in training when World War II ended. She was named for the clamagore. A National Historic Landmark, she was the last surviving example of a GUPPY III type submarine. On 15 October 2022, Clamagore, stripped of sail and superstructure was removed from Patriots Point and towed to Norfolk, Virginia…
USS Greenfish after GUPPY III modernization. Visible on deck are the three distinctive shark-fin domes of the PUFFS sonar.
Pomodon after GUPPY I.
USS Cubera, after GUPPY II modernization
USS Thornback after GUPPY IIA modernization