USS Grunion
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USS Grunion was a Gato-class submarine that sank at Kiska, Alaska, during World War II. She was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named after the grunion.
USS Grunion (SS-216) off the Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut, on 20 March 1942.
Lieutenant Commander Mannert L. Abele, commander of the USS Grunion
Gato-class submarine
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The Gato class of submarines was built for the United States Navy and launched in 1941–1943. Named after the lead vessel of the class, USS Gato, they were the first mass-produced U.S. submarine class
USS Grunion
…USS Grunion (SS-216) was a Gato-class submarine that sank at Kiska, Alaska, during World War II. She was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named after the grunion. Grunion′s keel was laid…
USS Gato off Mare Island Navy Yard, on 29 November 1944
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