USS Tirante

USS Tirante, a Tench-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the tirante, a silvery, elongated "cutlass fish" found in waters off Cuba. Her keel was laid down on 28 April 1944 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard of Kittery, Maine. She was launched on 9 August 1944 sponsored by Mrs. Ruth Maynard Sieglaff, wife of Commander William B. Sieglaff, and commissioned on 6 November 1944 with Lieutenant Commander George L. Street III in command.

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Location: 31.1833, 130.0667, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1952-11-26T00:00:00Z

ship recommissioning

1946-07-20T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1973-10-01T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1944-04-28T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1944-08-09T00:00:00Z

ship launching

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USS Tirante (SS 420) on her maiden voyage in 1944

Mrs. William B. Sieglaff, sponsor of USS Tirante (SS 420)

Mrs. Sieglaff posed with champagne for christening USS Tirante (SS 420)

Mrs Sieglaff and Mrs. George L. Street, III. at the christening and launch of the USS Tirante (SS 420)

Matron of Honor, Sponsor, and Rear Admiral at the christening of the USS Tirante (SS 420)

Mrs. William B. Sieglaff christens the USS Tirante

Type	Subtype	Description	Notes	Source

site	shipwreck	USS Tirante	shipwreck, submarine, Tench-class submarine	Wikidata
commons	image	USS Tirante;0842001		Commons
commons	image	USS Tirante (SS 420) on her maiden voyage in 1944		Commons
commons	image	Mrs. William B. Sieglaff, sponsor of USS Tirante (SS 420)		Commons
commons	image	Mrs. Sieglaff posed with champagne for christening USS Tirante (SS 420)		Commons
commons	image	Mrs Sieglaff and Mrs. George L. Street, III. at the christening and launch of the USS Tirante (SS 420)		Commons
commons	image	Matron of Honor, Sponsor, and Rear Admiral at the christening of the USS Tirante (SS 420)		Commons
commons	image	Mrs. William B. Sieglaff christens the USS Tirante		Commons

USS Tirante

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