USS Snapper, a Salmon-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy of the name and the second to be named for the snapper.
USS Snapper off the Mare Island Navy Yard on 24 February 1945
Tokai Maru lies at the top of this National Park Service illustration. The drive shaft of Cormoran lies closest to the bottom of the Tokai. The buoy used by recreational scuba divers is marked.
The United States Navy Salmon-class submarines were an important developmental step in the design of the "fleet submarine" concept during the 1930s. An incremental improvement over the previous Porpoi
USS Snapper (SS-185)
…USS Snapper (SS-185), a Salmon-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy of the name and the second to be named for the snapper. Snapper′s keel was laid down by the…