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USS Cavalla (SS-244), at the Seawolf Park in Galveston, Texas. Cavalla was reclassified an "auxiliary submarine", AGSS-244, in July 1963. Cavalla was decommissioned and struck from the Naval Register on 30 December 1969. On 21 January 1971, Cavalla was transferred to the Texas Submarine Veterans of World War II.
It is the home of two preserved U.S. Navy ships, the USS Cavalla and the Edsall-class destroyer escort USS Stewart (DE-238), and the remains of the World War I tanker SS Selma, the largest concrete ship constructed, can be seen northwest of the park's fishing pier at .
USS Cavalla (SS-244), was a Gato-class submarine, commissioned in 1944, served until 1969, and is a museum ship at the American Undersea Warfare Center (AUWC) collocated at Seawolf Park in Galveston, Texas. USS Cavalla (SSN-684), was a Sturgeon-class attack submarine commissioned in 1973 and in service until 1998.
On 25 June 1974, Stewart and the Gato-class submarine Cavalla were donated by the U.S. Navy to the city of Galveston for use as part of the American Undersea Warfare Center at Seawolf Park. The municipal park is a memorial to the loss of USS Seawolf, SS-197 and Texans who died in World War II. The park is located on Pelican Island.
USS Cavalla: United States Texas: Galveston: United States: 1943 Gato class: Submarine: Cavalla Historical Foundation, sank the Japanese aircraft carrier Shōkaku [13] HS Velos: Greece: Islands: Poros: United States: 1942 Fletcher class: Destroyer: USS Charrette [14] USS Clamagore: United States South Carolina: Mount Pleasant: United States ...
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Cavalla: Best known for sinking Japanese carrier Shōkaku. Converted to SSK in 1953. Museum ship in Galveston, Texas. SS-245 Cobia: Museum ship in Manitiwoc, WI. SS-246 Croaker: Converted to SSK in 1953. Museum ship in Buffalo, NY. SS-247 Dace: GUPPY IB conversion 1955 SS-248 Dorado: Accidentally sunk by US aircraft 12 Oct 1943. SS-249 Flasher
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