USS Archerfish

USS Archerfish (SS/AGSS-311) was a Balao-class submarine. She was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the archerfish. Archerfish is best known for sinking the Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano in November 1944, the largest warship ever sunk by a submarine. For this achievement, she received a Presidential Unit Citation after World War II.

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Balao-class submarine, attack submarine, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, United States Navy,

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USS Archerfish ⓘ
1943 Balao-class submarine

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1943-01-22T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1952-03-07T00:00:00Z

ship recommissioning

1957-08-01T00:00:00Z

ship recommissioning

1946-06-12T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1955-10-21T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1968-05-01T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1943-05-28T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1943-09-04T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

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Frameless

Insignia: USS ARCHERFISH (SS-311)

NH 96815 USS Archerfish (AGSS-311) March 1961

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NH 65599-KN Insignia USS ARCHERFISH (AGSS-311)

Miss Malvina Thompson, Mrs. Charles E. Lund, and Miss Eleanor Lund at the Launch of the USS Archer Fish - DPLA - 0d9ea3103cf1ddbb72cbc3344606d287

USS Archerfish (SS-311) 1945

ArcherfishJune1945

NH 90517

Type	Subtype	Description	Notes	Source

object	watercraft	USS Archerfish	attack submarine, Balao-class submarine	Wikidata
commons	image	Insignia: USS ARCHERFISH (SS-311)		Commons
commons	image	NH 96815 USS Archerfish (AGSS-311) March 1961		Commons
commons	image	USS Archerfish;0831110		Commons
commons	image	NH 65599-KN Insignia USS ARCHERFISH (AGSS-311)		Commons
commons	image	Miss Malvina Thompson, Mrs. Charles E. Lund, and Miss Eleanor Lund at the Launch of the USS Archer Fish - DPLA - 0d9ea3103cf1ddbb72cbc3344606d287		Commons
commons	image	USS Archerfish (SS-311) 1945		Commons
commons	image	ArcherfishJune1945		Commons
commons	image	NH 90517		Commons

USS Archerfish

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