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  1. USS Bashaw - Wikipedia

    • USS Bashaw (SS/SSK/AGSS-241), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the bashaw. Between 10 March 1944 and 29 April 1945, she completed six war patrols in the Celebes, Philippine, and South China Seas during World War II. Bashaw sank three Japanese merchant vessels totaling 19,269 gross register tons as we… See more

    Construction and commissioning

    Bashaw was laid down on 4 December 1942 by Electric Boat Company, Groton, Conn. She was launched on 25 July 1943, … See more

    Service history

    Following shakedown training in Long Island Sound, Bashaw proceeded south to provide services for the Fleet Sound School at Key West, Florida. She ended 1943 in training off Florida.
    On 9 Janua… See more

    Displacement1,525 long tons (1,549 t) surfaced · 2,424 long tons (2,463 t) submerged
    Length311 ft 9 in (95.02 m)
    Beam27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)
    Decommissioning and disposal

    Bashaw was finally decommissioned on 13 September 1969 at San Francisco and struck from the Naval Vessel Register the same day. She was the last Gato-class submarine to be decommissioned. Sources claim both t… See more

    In popular culture

    The 1978 Donny and Marie Osmond movie Goin' Coconuts includes an underwater picture of Bashaw′s wreck in the background of a scene. In the movie's plot, the wreck is loaded with gold bars. See more

     
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    Return to Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945. Last updated: 27 February 2008. Description, history, and photograph (s) of Submarine USS Bashaw (SS-241) in WWII.

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