USS Wahoo (SS-238)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Bofors_40_mm_gun
gptkb:Oerlikon_20_mm_cannon
10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
1 × 4 in (102 mm) deck gun
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkbp:beam 27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Mare_Island_Naval_Shipyard
gptkbp:commissioned 15 May 1942
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement 60
gptkbp:date_lost October 1943
gptkbp:displacement 2,424 tons (submerged)
1,525 tons (surfaced)
gptkbp:draught 17 ft (5.2 m)
gptkbp:fate Sunk by Japanese forces
gptkbp:laidDown 28 June 1941
gptkbp:launched 14 February 1942
gptkbp:length 311 ft 9 in (95.03 m)
gptkbp:lost_location gptkb:La_Pérouse_Strait
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:wahoo_(fish)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:One-Boat_Wolf_Pack
gptkbp:notableAction Sank 20 Japanese ships
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Dudley_W._Morton
gptkb:Marvin_G._Kennedy
gptkb:Richard_H._O'Kane
gptkbp:notableEvent Famous for aggressive tactics
First US submarine to enter the Sea of Japan during WWII
gptkbp:numberOfPatrols 7
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:speed 20.25 knots (surfaced)
8.75 knots (submerged)
gptkbp:wreckDiscovered 2006
gptkbp:wreckLocation La Pérouse Strait, near Sakhalin Island
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_Navy_submarines
gptkb:USS_Wahoo_(SS-565)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Wahoo (SS-238)