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USS Sealion

Submarine
USS Sealion, a Balao-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the sea lion, any of several large, eared seals native to the Pacific. Wikipedia
Launched: October 31, 1943
Beam: 27′
Construction started: February 25, 1943
Length: 312′
Armament: 10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes: 6 forward, 4 aft 24 torpedoes Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
Fate: Sunk as a target off Newport on 8 July 1978