USN · SS
AfloatSubmarine, SS-171. One of the twelve boats on the patrol line west of Midway. She survived the war and was sold for scrap on 12 February 1947.
| Type | Submarine (SS) |
|---|---|
| Hull | SS-171 |
| Fate | Afloat. On the Midway patrol line, and not sunk there. Decommissioned 24 October 1945. Sold for scrap on 12 February 1947. |
Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
U.S. Navy. USS Cuttlefish (SS-171) underway about mid-1943, on training duty out of New London. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Battle of Midway
1942-06-04 · on the patrol line west of Midway
Afloat
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