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Today In History - April 15th
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| Thursday, April 15, 1909 |  USS A-6 (Porpoise) (SS-7) : Porpoise's CO, ENS. Whiting made an escape by swimming out of a torpedo tube while the submarine was submerged at a depth of 20 feet. | | Friday, April 15, 1910 | USS B-1 (Viper) (SS-10) : Viper was recommissioned and served with the Atlntic Torpedo Fleet. | | Friday, April 15, 1910 | USS B-2 (Cuttlefish) (SS-11) : Recommissioned, Cuttlefish served with the Atlantic Torpedo Fleet. | | Friday, April 15, 1910 | USS B-3 (Tarantula) (SS-12) : Tarantula was recommissioned and served with the Atlantic Torpedo Fleet. | | Friday, April 15, 1910 | USS C-1 (Octopus) (SS-9) : Octopus was recommissioned. She conducted experiments and served as training vessel at Newport, RI. | | Sunday, April 15, 1917 | USS A-5 (Pike) (SS-6) : Shortly after the United States entered World War I, A-5 sank while moored at the Cavite Navy Yard. Her sinking attributed to a slow leak in a main ballast tank. | | Tuesday, April 15, 1919 | USS R-5 (SS-82) : Commissioned with LCDR. Eric L. Barr in command. | | Wednesday, April 15, 1942 | USS Pickerel (SS-177) : Pickerel departed on he 4th war patrol to patrol in the Philippines. | | Wednesday, April 15, 1942 | USS Gudgeon (SS-211) : Gudgeon terminated her 2nd war patrol. She then checked into drydock for overhaul, but undocked 3 weeks early and readied for sea in a remarkable 40 hours to participate in the momentous Battle of Midway. | | Thursday, April 15, 1943 | USS Gudgeon (SS-211) : Gudgeon sailed from Australia on her 8th war patrol, headed for Pearl Harbor, HI. | | Thursday, April 15, 1943 | USS Flying Fish (SS-229) : Flying Fish torpedoed an inter-island cargo ship which beached in a mass of flames. | | Thursday, April 15, 1943 | USS Pogy (SS-266) : Pogy set out on her 1st war patrol, to patrol the area along the Eastern Coast of Honshu. | | Thursday, April 15, 1943 | USS Sawfish (SS-276) : Sawfish departed Midway Island on her 2nd war patrol and headed for Japan. | | Thursday, April 15, 1943 | USS Skate (SS-305) : Commissioned with with CDR. Eugene B. McKinney in command. | | Sunday, April 15, 1945 | USS Perch (SS-313) : Perch departed Fremantle, Australia on her 6th war patrol and journeyed to the Java Sea to hunt out the enemy. When she contacted a convoy of 2 ships, an alert Japanese escort discovered Perch and subjected her to a severe two hour depth charging. | | Sunday, April 15, 1945 | USS Atule (SS-403) : 04/15 - 05/18/45 Sank 23 Mines | | Wednesday, April 15, 1959 | USS Skipjack (SSN-585) : Commissioned. | | Saturday, April 15, 1972 | USS Trigger (SS-564) : Trigger made a voyage to the Nanoose Bay Acustic Test Range before returning to San Diego, CA. | | Saturday, April 15, 1972 | USS Drum (SSN-677) : Commissioned with CDR. James L. Willis in command.
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