Wreck of USS Quillback
United States
- Position
- About 32.2° N, 133.2° E (within about 10 km)
- Sank
- —
- Cause
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- Depth
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Protection status
Location generalised to protect a war grave
The position shown is generalised to within about 10 km. The exact position is not published.
A military vessel lost in war. Wrecks lost in war are treated as war graves.
This wreck may be the last resting place of those who died aboard. Please treat it with respect.
How this was decided: Voydar's protection rules, from the sources we hold, confidence 85%. When in doubt, Voydar generalises the position.
USS Quillback (SS-424), a Tench-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the quillback, a fish of the sucker family, widespread in the freshwaters of North America and Northern Asia. Commissioned in December 1944, USS Quillback went on one war patrol in May-July 1945, and was refitting for a second patrol when Japan surrendered on 14 August 1945. She served two periods in commission: 1944-1952 and 1953-1973, for a total of 28 years of active service. USS Quillback was sold for scrap in 1974.
History from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
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