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USS Wahoo

Gato-class submarine
USS Wahoo (SS-238) was a Gato-class submarine, the first United States Navy ship to be named for the wahoo. Construction started before the U.S. entered World War II, and she was commissioned after entry. Wahoo was assigned to the Pacific theatre.... Wikipedia
Launched: February 14, 1942
Length: 312′
Commander: Lieutenant Commander Dudley Walker “Mush” Morton
Commissioned: 15 May 1942
Fate: Sunk by Japanese ships and aircraft in La Pérouse Strait, 11 October 1943
Laid down: 28 June 1941
Test depth: 300 ft (90 m)