USS Croaker
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USS Croaker (SS/SSK/AGSS/IXSS-246), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the croaker, any of various fishes which make throbbing or drumming noises.
1943 — 1971
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SS-246; SS-246; SSK-246
speed 20.25 knot,
General Dynamics Electric Boat, United States Navy,
- National Register of Historic Places listed place page@
- National Register of Historic Places page@
Location: 42.8782, -78.8817, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
10 places
1943-12-19T00:00:00Z
1971-12-20T00:00:00Z
1943 — 1971 USS Croaker
1944-04-21T00:00:00Z
1944-04-21T00:00:00Z
ship commissioning
1943-12-19T00:00:00Z
1943-12-19T00:00:00Z
ship launching
1946-06-15T00:00:00Z
1946-06-15T00:00:00Z
ship decommissioning
1953-03-18T00:00:00Z
1953-03-18T00:00:00Z
ship decommissioning
1968-04-02T00:00:00Z
1968-04-02T00:00:00Z
ship decommissioning
1951-05-07T00:00:00Z
1951-05-07T00:00:00Z
ship recommissioning
1953-12-11T00:00:00Z
1953-12-11T00:00:00Z
ship recommissioning
1943-04-01T00:00:00Z
1943-04-01T00:00:00Z
keel laying
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1812 | Battle of Frenchman's Creek | United States, battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1813 | Raid on Black Rock | United States, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1813 | Battle of Buffalo | United States, battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1814 | Battle of Chippawa | United States, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1814 | Battle of Lundy's Lane | United States, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1814 | Battle of Conjocta Creek | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1814 | Siege of Fort Erie | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1814 | Battle of Cook's Mills | United States, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1866 | Battle of Fort Erie | Province of Canada, Fenian Brotherhood, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1866 | Battle of Ridgeway | Province of Canada, Fenian Brotherhood, battle | Wikidata |
| link | page | National Register of Historic Places listed place page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | National Register of Historic Places page@ | Wikidata | ||
| organisation | arms industry | 1916 | Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company | manufacturing, brand, arms industry, aerospace manufacturer, aircraft industry | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Fort Porter | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1760 | Fort Schlosser | fort, British Army | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1764 | Fort Erie | military museum, fort | Wikidata |
| site | museum | USS Little Rock | preserved watercraft, light cruiser, museum ship, United States Navy | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | USS The Sullivans | preserved watercraft, destroyer, museum ship, United States Navy | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 1943 | USS Croaker | preserved watercraft, attack submarine, museum ship, United States Navy | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1979 | Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park | military museum | Wikidata |
| commons | image | USS Croaker;0824616 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS Croaker;0824617 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | A port side view of the yard patrol craft 675 (YP 675), left, and a variety of pleasure boats in the Thames River, as the nuclear-powered attack submarine ex-USS NAUTILUS (SSN 571) - DPLA - f3306ec1f3584b5c7259d9c58c32bdd7 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS Croaker | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Taken from the periscope of the USS Croaker, SS-246, IJN Cruiser, Nagara, going down by the stern. | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Ships in the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park | Commons | ||





