USS Triton (SS-201)
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USS Triton was the fourth 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. Her wartime service was in
SS-201 Triton, c. 1940
USS Triton at Dutch Harbor, Alaska, 16 July 1942
Japanese destroyer Nenohi
USS Trigger (SS-237)
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USS Trigger was a Gato-class submarine, the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the triggerfish.
USS Triton (SS-201)
…gunfire from the escorts forced her down. On 11 March, Triton reported she was chasing two convoys, each made up of five or more ships. She was informed Trigger (SS-237) was operating in an adjoining area and ordered to stay south of the equator. On 13 March, Triton was warned that three enemy destroyers, including the…
USS Trigger (SS-237) underway off Mare Island Navy Yard, 6 April 1942
Periscope camera shot from USS Trigger, of the sinking of Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Okikaze.
"USS Trigger Still on Patrol" plaque at the Independence Seaport Museum