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USS Dorado (SS-248)
USS ''Dorado'' (SS-248), a ''Gato''-class submarine, was the first submarine of the United States Navy to be named for the dorado. Construction and commissioning ''Dorado''′s keel was laid down on 27 August 1942 by the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut. She was launched on 23 May 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Ezra G. Allen, wife of Rear Admiral Ezra G. Allen, Budget Officer of the United States Department of the Navy, and commissioned on 28 August 1943. Service history ''Dorado''s sea trials proved the readiness of the crew, and she sailed from Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, on 6 October 1943 for the Panama Canal Zone. She did not arrive. The standard practice of imposing bombing restrictions within an area ahead, astern, and on each side of the scheduled position of an unescorted submarine making passage in friendly waters had been carried out and all concerned had been notified. However, the crew of a PBM Mariner flying boat of P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Dorado (SS-248)
USS ''Dorado'' (SS-248), a ''Gato''-class submarine, was the first submarine of the United States Navy to be named for the dorado. Construction and commissioning ''Dorado''′s keel was laid down on 27 August 1942 by the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut. She was launched on 23 May 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Ezra G. Allen, wife of Rear Admiral Ezra G. Allen, Budget Officer of the United States Department of the Navy, and commissioned on 28 August 1943. Service history ''Dorado''s sea trials proved the readiness of the crew, and she sailed from Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, on 6 October 1943 for the Panama Canal Zone. She did not arrive. The standard practice of imposing bombing restrictions within an area ahead, astern, and on each side of the scheduled position of an unescorted submarine making passage in friendly waters had been carried out and all concerned had been notified. However, the crew of a PBM Mariner flying boat of P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
