USS Tambor
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USS Tambor, the lead ship of her class of submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the tambor.
USS Tambor (SS-198) off Diamond Head, Hawaii, circa 1943.
IJN Guardship "Takashiro Maru" sunk 16 November 1944
USS Grayling (SS-209)
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USS Grayling was the tenth Tambor-class submarine to be commissioned in the United States Navy in the years leading up to the country's December 1941 entry into World War II. She was the fourth ship o
USS Tambor
…blower motors. The bomb probably came from an American B-17; a similar incident had happened the day before, when another B-17 had bombed the submarine USS Grayling, mistaking it for a Japanese cruiser. Tambor returned to Pearl Harbor on 16 June for repairs. Along with several other sub skippers, Lt.Cdr. Murphy was…
USS Grayling (SS-209)
Admiral Chester Nimitz assumes command of the U.S. Pacific Fleet on 31 December 1941 on board Grayling (SS-209)
USS Grayling (SS-209) Memorial plaque
USS Grayling (SS-209) Memorial