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USS Dentuda

USS Dentuda at the at San Francisco Naval Shipyard , circa in the 1950s
Image: U.S. Navy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).

Key facts

NameUSS DentudaWikidata label
Ship typeattack submarineWikidata P31 instance of
Nationality / flagUnited StatesWikidata P137 operator → P17 country
OperatorUnited States NavyWikidata P137 operator
ConflictWorld War IIWikidata P607 conflict
Sea / oceanEast China SeaNatural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Position31.9167, 126.8000Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

USS Dentuda (SS-335) was a Balao-class submarine of the United States Navy in service from 1944 to 1946. Afterwards, she was used as a training ship until 1967. Two years later, she was sold for scrap.

Location

  • Recorded position: 31.9167, 126.8000 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
  • Sea / ocean: East China Sea

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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).

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