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Victory Yard
The Victory Yard was a temporary expansion of the General Dynamics Electric Boat facility in Groton, Connecticut, to dramatically increase submarine construction during World War II. Early property ownership On 5 February 1942, the US Navy purchased the former Groton Iron Works property from Alfred Holter and Shell Oil Company for $222,000 using condemnation proceedings. $9.5 million was spent to construct the Victory Yard, where General Dynamics Electric Boat began building submarines on 22 July 1942. On 3 November 1943 a Federal Court Committee awarded an additional $203,000 to the former owners. Submarines built at the Victory Yard Subsequent property uses On 13 January 1945, General Dynamics Electric Boat announced that $3,000,000 will be spent to convert the Victory Yard to manufacture 105mm shells. On 18 December 1946, ''Pfizer Inc'' purchased the property from the War Assets Administration The War Assets Administration (WAA) was created to dispose of United States gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victory Yard
The Victory Yard was a temporary expansion of the General Dynamics Electric Boat facility in Groton, Connecticut, to dramatically increase submarine construction during World War II. Early property ownership On 5 February 1942, the US Navy purchased the former Groton Iron Works property from Alfred Holter and Shell Oil Company for $222,000 using condemnation proceedings. $9.5 million was spent to construct the Victory Yard, where General Dynamics Electric Boat began building submarines on 22 July 1942. On 3 November 1943 a Federal Court Committee awarded an additional $203,000 to the former owners. Submarines built at the Victory Yard Subsequent property uses On 13 January 1945, General Dynamics Electric Boat announced that $3,000,000 will be spent to convert the Victory Yard to manufacture 105mm shells. On 18 December 1946, ''Pfizer Inc'' purchased the property from the War Assets Administration The War Assets Administration (WAA) was created to dispose of United States gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Cobia (SS-245)
USS ''Cobia'' (SS/AGSS-245) is a , formerly of the United States Navy, named for the cobia. ''Cobia'' was designated a National Historic Landmark for her service in World War II, which included service in the Pacific, where she earned four battle stars. She is now a museum ship at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Construction and commissioning ''Cobia'' was laid down on 17 March 1943 by the Electric Boat Company at Groton, Connecticut. She was launched on 28 November 1943, sponsored by Mrs. C. W. Magruder, and commissioned on 29 March 1944, Lieutenant Commander Albert L. Becker in command. World War II First patrol ''Cobia'' reached Pearl Harbor from New London 3 June 1944. On 26 June, she put to sea on her first war patrol, bound for the Bonin Islands. On 13 July, 17 July, and 18 July she sank Japanese freighters. The last, ''Nisshu Maru'', was a troop transport carrying a Japanese tank regiment to Iwo Jima. Even though casualties were low in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Entemedor (SS-340)
USS ''Entemedor'' (SS-340), a , was a ship of the United States Navy named for the entemedor, a fish of the electric ray family found in shallow waters from Baja California to Panama. Construction and commissioning ''SS-340'', originally named ''Chickwick'', was renamed ''Entemedor'' on 24 September 1942 and launched on 17 December 1944 by the Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut, sponsored by Mrs. E. V. Izac; and commissioned on 6 April 1945. Service history United States Navy World War II ''Entemedor'' reached Pearl Harbor on 29 June 1945 from New London, en route to Midway Atoll for advanced training and to prepare for war patrols. She put to sea on her first war patrol on 24 July, and served as lifeguard for air strikes on Marcus Island before sailing on to patrol off Japan. When hostilities ceased, she was ordered to Saipan, where she arrived 17 August. Post-war The submarine returned to Seattle on 22 September 1945, and began a program of training operations al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Carp (SS-338)
USS ''Carp'' (SS/AGSS/IXSS-338), a ''Balao''-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the carp. Construction and active service ''Carp'' (SS-338) was launched 12 November 1944 by Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut; sponsored by Mrs. W. E. Hess; and commissioned 28 February 1945. ''Carp'' departed New London 14 April 1945, conducted training at Balboa, Panama, and arrived at Pearl Harbor 21 May. On her first and only war patrol (8 June – 7 August), ''Carp'' cruised off the coast of Honshū, destroying small craft and patrolling for the carriers of the 3rd Fleet engaged in air strikes on the mainland. Undergoing refit at Midway when hostilities ended, ''Carp'' returned to Seattle 22 September. ''Carp'' received one battle star for her service in World War II. Her single war patrol was designated as "successful". Based in San Diego as flagship for Submarine Division 71, ''Carp'' operated along the West Coast with occasional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Capitaine (SS-336)
USS ''Capitaine'' (SS/AGSS-336), a ''Balao''-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the capitaine, a brilliantly colored fish inhabiting waters of the Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Panama. Construction and commissioning ''Capitaine'' (SS-336) was launched 1 October 1944 by Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn.; sponsored by Mrs. J. A. Rondomanski; commissioned 26 January 1945, Lieutenant Commander E. S. Friedrick in command; and assigned to the Pacific Fleet. United States Navy World War II ''Capitaine'' got underway from New London 7 March 1945 to arrive at Pearl Harbor 15 April. On 6 May, she cleared for her first war patrol, off the coast of French Indochina north of Saigon. Enemy targets were disappointingly few for a new submarine, for the Navy had almost completely swept the sea of Japanese shipping by this time. On 16 June, she rescued from the sea five Japanese survivors of a merchant ship previously sunk by other forces. After refueli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Cabezon (SS-334)
USS ''Cabezon'' (SS-334) was a ''Balao''-class submarine of the United States Navy, named for the cabezon, a saltwater fish of sculpin family inhabiting the North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans (cabezon means "big head" in Spanish). History ''Cabezon'' was launched 27 August 1944 by Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut; sponsored by Mrs. Adelaide Prescott Cooley (née Morris), wife of Captain Thomas Ross Cooley, commanding officer of USS Washington; and commissioned 30 December 1944. World War II ''Cabezon'' departed New London, Connecticut, 19 February 1945 for Key West, Florida, where she underwent 3 weeks of training and providing services for the Fleet Sound School. She then sailed via the Panama Canal, to Pearl Harbor, arriving 15 March 1945. From 25 May to 11 July 1945 ''Cabezon'' conducted her first war patrol in the Sea of Okhotsk, sinking a 2,631-ton Japanese cargo vessel on 19 June. She refitted at Midway until 4 August, then departed for Saipan to serve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Bullhead (SS-332)
USS ''Bullhead'' (SS-332), a , was the last US Navy ship sunk by enemy action during World War II, probably on the same day that Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki#Hiroshima, an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. She was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the bullhead (other), bullhead (any large-headed fish, especially the catfish, miller's thumb, and sculpin). Construction and commissioning ''Bullhead''′s keel was Keel-laying, laid down by the General Dynamics Electric Boat, Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut. She was Ceremonial ship launching, launched on 16 July 1944 Ship sponsor, sponsored by Mrs. Howard R. Doyle, and Ship commissioning, commissioned 4 December 1944. Operations ''Bullhead'' served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. The war operations of ''Bullhead'' extended from 21 March to August 1945 during which time she completed two war patrols. Her area of operati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Brill (SS-330)
USS ''Brill'' (SS-330), a ''Balao''-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the brill, a European flat-fish. Operational history USS ''Brill'' ''Brill'' (SS-330) was launched 25 June 1944 by Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn.; sponsored by Mrs. Francis S. Low, wife of Rear Admiral Low, and commissioned 26 October 1944. ''Brill'' departed New London 7 December 1944 and arrived at Pearl Harbor 8 January 1945. Her war operations extended from 28 January to 9 August 1945 during which time she completed three war patrols in the South China Sea and the Gulf of Siam. ''Brill'' made few contacts worthy of torpedo fire during her three patrols and consequently had to settle with the damaging of an unidentified ship of approximately 1000 tons as her only score. On 31 August 1945 ''Brill'' departed Fremantle, Australia for Subic Bay, Philippine Islands, arriving 9 September 1945. She continued on to San Diego, via Pearl Harbor, arriving 12 February 1946. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Charr (SS-328)
USS ''Charr'' (SS/AGSS-328), a ''Balao''-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the charr. Construction and commissioning Originally named ''Bocaccio'', SS-328 was renamed ''Charr'' on 24 September 1942 and launched 28 May 1944 by Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut, sponsored by Mrs. W. F. Orkney; and commissioned 23 September 1944. First war patrol, December 1944 – March 1945 Pacific-bound, ''Charr'' cleared New London 5 November 1944, and reached Pearl Harbor 9 December. On 30 December, she was bound for action waters, as she sailed on her first war patrol off the northeast coast of Indo-China. On 29 January 1945, daring to lie at anchor in broad daylight for 4 hours one mile (1.6 km) off the coast, ''Charr'' sent two men ashore in a rubber boat to rescue a downed aviator. A second rescue mission came at the close of her patrol, when she escorted the badly damaged Dutch submarine HNLMS ''Zwaardvisch'' through the Java Sea and Lombo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Blower (SS-325)
USS ''Blower'' (SS-325), a ''Balao''-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy that was later transferred to the Turkish Naval Forces in 1950 under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program, where she was recommissioned as the second TCG ''Dumlupınar''. She sank after an accident off the coast of Turkey following a joint NATO training exercise on 4 April 1953. Career (US) Named after a type of pufferfish of the Atlantic coast of the United States and the West Indies, ''Blower'' (SS-325) was launched 23 April 1944 by Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn.; sponsored by Mrs. Richard F. J. Johnson, wife of Commander Johnson, and commissioned 10 August 1944. ''Blower'' arrived at Pearl Harbor 16 December 1944 and, after undergoing voyage repairs and training exercises got underway for her first war patrol 17 January 1945. She completed three war patrols before the termination of hostilities, all in the Java and South China seas. All three patrols proved unprofitable for ''B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Caiman (SS-323)
USS ''Caiman'' (SS-323), a ''Balao''-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy that was later transferred to the Turkish Naval Forces in 1972 under the Security Assistance Program, where she was recommissioned as the third TCG ''Dumlupınar''. She was retired in 1986. Career (US) Originally ''Blanquillo'', the vessel was renamed on 24 September 1942 after the caiman, a fresh water alligator inhabiting the Amazon River, and launched on 30 March 1944 by Electric Boat Co., Groton, Connecticut; sponsored by Mrs. R. C. Bonjour; commissioned 17 July 1944. She reported to the Pacific Fleet. During World War II, ''Caiman'' sailed from Pearl Harbor on her first war patrol 13 November 1944. Pausing at Saipan to put ashore her severely ill commanding officer and embark his relief, the submarine pushed on to the South China Sea, where she combined offensive patrol with lifeguard duty as a part of air-sea rescue operations to save aviators downed in air strikes on enem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Besugo (SS-321)
USS ''Besugo'' (SS-321, later AGSS-321), a ''Balao''-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy in commission from 1944 to 1958. She was named for the besugo. During World War II, ''Besugo'' made five war patrols between 26 September 1944 and 25 July 1945, operating in the Bungo Channel, Makassar Strait, Java Sea, and South China Sea. During these patrols, ''Besugo'' sank the German submarine , becoming one of a very few U.S. submarines to sink a German naval vessel during the war. She also sank the 10,020- gross register ton tanker ''Nichei Maru'', one landing ship, one frigate, and a minesweeper. After post-World War II Korean War and Cold War U.S. Navy service, ''Besugo'' was decommissioned. She was loaned to the Italian Navy in 1966, in which she served until 1973 as ''Francesco Morosini'' (S 508). Construction and commissioning ''Besugo''′s keel was laid down on 27 May 1943 at Groton, Connecticut, by the Electric Boat Company. She was launched on 27 Febr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
