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USS Blenny reef — World War II - USS Blenny SS-324 - 312 ft, 1,810 tons, 8 knots submerged

Everyone knows what a submarine is - a ship that can go underwater. Hardly needs any explanation. Unless you're in the US Navy. By the Navy definition, only their modern, nuclear-powered boats ( all submarines are called "boats" ) are true submarines, designed to operate beneath the surface almost indefinitely. Anything else is merely a "submersible", tied to the surface by the need for fuel and air. Whatever.

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USS S-5 SS-110

Shipwreck USS S-5

Type:: shipwreck, submarine, U.S. Navy
Built:: 1920, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, NH USA
Specs:: ( 231 x 21 ft ) 876 displacement tons, 37 crew
Sunk:: Wednesday September 1, 1920
flooded during test dive - no casualties
Depth:: 165 ft

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USS Salmon SSR-573

Shipwreck USS Salmon — Model of the Salmon in the 1970s.

Type:: shipwreck, Sailfish class submarine, U.S. Navy
Built:: 1956, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth NH, USA
Specs:: ( 350 x 25 ft ) 2530 tons, no crew
Sunk:: Saturday June 5, 1993 - "artificial reef"
GPS:: 39°42.2' -72°18.2' (US Navy 2004)
Depth:: 360 ft

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USS Spikefish SS-404

Shipwreck USS Spikefish

Type:: shipwreck, Balao ( modified Gato ) class submarine, U.S. Navy
Built:: 1944, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, NH USA
Specs:: ( 312 x 27 ft ) 1810 tons, no crew
Sunk:: Tuesday August 4, 1964
weapons test (torpedoed)
Depth:: 280 ft

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