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The U.S. Submarine Veterans of World War II assigned USS Triton (SS-201) to the State of Connecticut.
Tambor Class Submarine: Laid down, 5 July 1939, at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME.; Launched, 25 March 1940; Commissioned, USS Triton (SS-201), 15 August 1940; Triton was reported overdue from patrol and presumed lost, 10 April 1943. Post-war examination of Japanese records revealed that on 15 March 1943, three Japanese destroyers attacked a submarine a little northwest of Triton's assigned area and subsequently observed an oil slick, debris, and items with American markings. Triton received five battle stars for World War II service.
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