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A Scout patrol of the Marine Amphibious Reconnaissance Company departs in rubber boats from the submarine USS Perch during Operation Ski Jump, January 1957. Caption credit: MARSOC by Fred Pushies. Image credit: USMC HISTORY DIVISION, QUANTICO.
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07-19-2013 05:28 AM
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Is that the Joker up front...??
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Laid down January 5, 1943 at Electric Boat in Groton, Conn., and commissioned January 7, 1944, USS Perch SS-313 would go on to be one of the longest-lived WW!! Balao-class subs, finishing her second commission on December 1, 1971. At the time the above picture was shot she was classified APSS-313 (submarine transport). In 1968 after being assigned Naval Reserve training duties her designation as a sub transport was changed to LPSS-313. After being retired from duty in 1971 she was designated IXSS-313 just before decommissioning. From her seven WWII war patrols and Korean actions, she earned four battle stars in WWII and one in Korea.
Perch at the polar ice cap, 1952-1953.
Bob
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Here's the rest of the story...quite a boat... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Perch_(SS-313)
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