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USS Hawkbill (SS-366)

Submarine
USS Hawkbill (SS-366), a Balao-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the hawksbill, a large sea turtle. Wikipedia
Launched: January 9, 1944
Length: 312′
Armament: 10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes: 6 forward, 4 aft 24 torpedoes Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
Commissioned: 17 May 1944