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Delmarva Chapter USSubVetsWWII & Chesapeake Base USSVI
Image contributed by Larry Derouin
The bell from the USS PADDLE is rung on dates that SubVetsWWII and USSVI designate for TOLLING OF THE BELL ceremonies.
Gato Class Submarine: Laid down, 1 April 1942, at the Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT.; Launched, 30 December 1942; Commissioned USS Paddle (SS-263), 29 March 1943; Decommissioned, 1 February 1946, at New London, CT.; Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, New London; Recommissioned, 31 August 1956; Decommissioned, 18 January 1957; Transferred, on loan, under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program, to Brazil, 18 January 1957, renamed Riachuelo (S-15); Deleted from the Brazilian Navy in March 1968; Struck from the US Naval Register, 30 June 1968; Final Disposition, sunk as a target. Paddle received 8 battle stars for World War II service.
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