USS Tang

USS Tang was a Balao-class submarine of World War II, the first ship of the United States Navy to bear the name Tang. She was built and launched in 1943, serving until being sunk by her own torpedo off China in the Taiwan Strait on 24 October 1944.

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Tang
sunken vessel, attack submarine, Balao-class submarine, United States Navy, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, 

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Location: 25.1, 119.5167, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1941-12-07T00:00:00Z

1941-12-07T00:00:00Z

Pacific War

1943-08-17T00:00:00Z

1943-08-17T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1944-10-24T00:00:00Z

1944-10-24T00:00:00Z

shipwrecking

1943-01-15T00:00:00Z

1943-01-15T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1952-04-11T00:00:00Z

1952-04-15T00:00:00Z

1952 Battle of Nanri Island

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Frameless

USS Tang (SS-306) returning Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 15 May 1944 (80-G-231022)

Vought OS2U Kingfisher with rescued airmen off Truk on 1 May 1944 (80-G-227991)

USS Tang (SS-306) off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California (USA), 2 December 1943 (NH 42273)

Tang SS306 construction

USS Tang (SS-306) rescues airmen off Truk in 1944

Rescued airmen on USS Tang (SS-306) in May 1944

USS Tang (SS-306) at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in 1944

USS Tang wdr58062

Tang Invitation

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1952	Battle of Nanri Island	battle	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		USS Tang	sunken vessel, attack submarine, Balao-class submarine	Wikidata
commons	image		USS Tang (SS-306) returning Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 15 May 1944 (80-G-231022)		Commons
commons	image		Vought OS2U Kingfisher with rescued airmen off Truk on 1 May 1944 (80-G-227991)		Commons
commons	image		USS Tang (SS-306) off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California (USA), 2 December 1943 (NH 42273)		Commons
commons	image		Tang SS306 construction		Commons
commons	image		USS Tang (SS-306) rescues airmen off Truk in 1944		Commons
commons	image		Rescued airmen on USS Tang (SS-306) in May 1944		Commons
commons	image		USS Tang (SS-306) at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in 1944		Commons
commons	image		USS Tang wdr58062		Commons
commons	image		Tang Invitation		Commons