Thresher, Scorpion … Titanic?
USS Pampanito (SS-383) is a World War II Balao class Fleet submarine museum and memorial that is open for visitors daily at San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf. A performance of echo taps will be performed in honor of the 52 submarine boats lost along with the lives of 3,5000 brave American submariners. This list is provided courtesy of San Francisco Maritime National Park Association. Thank you. The Submarine Service represented only 1.6% of all Navy personnel during the war but they accounted for over 55% of all Japanese ships sunk, including one-third of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
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