USS Baya
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USS Baya (SS/AGSS-318), a Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the baya. During World War II, she completed five war patrols in the South China Sea, Gulf of Siam, Java Sea, and Philippine Sea between 23 August 1944 and 25 July 1945. She sank four Japanese vessels totaling 8855 gross register tons, and shared credit with the submarine USS Hawkbill (SS-366) for sinking a Japanese 8,407-gross register ton passenger-cargo ship. After World War II, she saw service as a research submarine during the Cold War and operated off Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
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1944-01-02T00:00:00Z
1944-01-02T00:00:00Z
ship launching
1944-05-20T00:00:00Z
1944-05-20T00:00:00Z
ship commissioning
1946-05-14T00:00:00Z
1946-05-14T00:00:00Z
ship decommissioning
1972-10-30T00:00:00Z
1972-10-30T00:00:00Z
ship decommissioning
1948-02-10T00:00:00Z
1948-02-10T00:00:00Z
ship recommissioning
1943-04-08T00:00:00Z
1943-04-08T00:00:00Z
keel laying
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USS Baya;0831803
USS Baya NEL
USS Baya (AGSS-318) underway in 1956
USS Baya (AGSS-318 with removable sonar test tank in 1957
USS Baya (AGSS-318) in 1962
USS Constellation (CVA-64) and Baya (AGSS-318) 1962| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| commons | image | USS Baya;0831803 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS Baya NEL | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS Baya (AGSS-318) underway in 1956 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS Baya (AGSS-318 with removable sonar test tank in 1957 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS Baya (AGSS-318) in 1962 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS Constellation (CVA-64) and Baya (AGSS-318) 1962 | Commons | ||
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