USS Skate

USS Skate (SS-305) was a Balao-class submarine in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. She was used as a target ship in the 1946 atomic bomb tests and finally sunk as a target ship in October 1948.

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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1946-12-11T00:00:00Z

1946-12-11T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1943-03-04T00:00:00Z

1943-03-04T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1942-08-01T00:00:00Z

1942-08-01T00:00:00Z

keel laying

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Frameless

USS Skate (SS-305) as a target ship off the coast of California (USA), 5 October 1948 (80-G-396967)

USS Skate (SS-305) underway at Bikini Atoll on 3 July 1946 (80-G-627489)

USS Skate (SS-305) off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 28 July 1943

USS Skipjack (SS-184) and USS Skate (SS-305) laid up at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California (USA), in October 1947

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		USS Skate (SS-305) as a target ship off the coast of California (USA), 5 October 1948 (80-G-396967)		Commons
commons	image		USS Skate (SS-305) underway at Bikini Atoll on 3 July 1946 (80-G-627489)		Commons
commons	image		USS Skate (SS-305) off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 28 July 1943		Commons
commons	image		USS Skipjack (SS-184) and USS Skate (SS-305) laid up at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California (USA), in October 1947		Commons