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USS Dragonet

USS Dragonet;0829302
Image: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).

Key facts

NameUSS DragonetWikidata 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 / oceanSea of OkhotskNatural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coastRussiaNatural Earth (public domain); approx. 16 km from land
Position47.9500, 153.1330Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

USS Dragonet (SS-293), a Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the dragonet.

Location

  • Recorded position: 47.9500, 153.1330 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
  • Sea / ocean: Sea of Okhotsk
  • Nearest coast: Russia

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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).

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