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On 8 February, Amberjack was ordered to move to the west side of Ganongga Island and on 10 February, she was directed to keep south of latitude 7°30'S and to cover the traffic routes from Rabaul and Buka Island to Shortland Basin. On 13 February, Amberjack was assigned the entire Rabaul-Buka-Shortland Sea area and told to hunt for traffic.
USS Amberjack (SS-219), was a Gato-class submarine that was lost after a successful career during World War II. USS Amberjack (SS-522) , was a Tench -class submarine that served through most of the Cold War and was later sold to Brazil.
The working theory is that the submarine was either the Amberjack or the USS Andrew Jackson. Seeing how the Amberjack was on a 3-month deployment to the eastern Mediterranean Sea to reconnoiter Egypt, [10] [11] this would mean she could, in theory, have been in the vicinity of the attack when it occurred. There is no confirmation of this theory ...
After commissioning the Amberjack (SS-219) at New London, Connecticut, on June 19, 1942, he completed two war patrols in Amberjack off Bougainville and Guadalcanal Islands as executive officer. During the first war patrol, which lasted fifty-seven days, the Amberjack sank the 19,000-ton Japanese ship Tonan Maru , a 5,000-ton transport and a ...
Near the southwest corner of the park is a memorial to the crew of the USS Amberjack, a submarine that was sunk during World War II, and 51 other American subs lost during the conflict. [7] Also located near the southwest corner of the park is the 20-foot tall, granite Hobson Monument.
World War I Class name No. Laid down Last comm. Notes R [30] [31]: 20: 1917: 1918: Larger conning tower to serve as commanding officer's battle station. Fired Mark 10 torpedoes and traveled 5,000 miles (8,000 km) at 10 knots (5.1 m/s).
List submarines of the United States Navy, by hull number and boat name Hull number Name Notes Turtle: World's first combat submersible. Deployed in 1775.
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