USN · SS
Flying Fish
Photos and infoSubmarine, SS-229. One of the twelve boats on the patrol line west of Midway. She survived the war.
| Type | Submarine (SS) |
|---|---|
| Hull | SS-229 |
| Fate | Afloat. On the Midway patrol line, and not sunk there. Still afloat at the surrender. Decommissioned 28 May 1954. Sold for scrap in 1959. |
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 Flying Fish (SS-229) underway. The hull number 229 is on the bow. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Battle of Midway
1942-06-04 · on the patrol line west of Midway
