USS Flier
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Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | USS Flier | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | attack submarine | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | United States | Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country |
| Operator | United States Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | World War II | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | Sulu Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Philippines | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 22 km from land |
| Position | 7.9787, 117.2566 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
USS Flier (SS-250) was a Gato-class submarine. It was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the flier: a freshwater fish from the American south.
Diving & visiting
On 1 February 2009, the U.S. Navy announced the discovery of Flier near the Balabac Strait in the Philippines at 7°58′43.21″N 117°15′23.79″E. The discovery of a Gato-class submarine was made during an expedition by YAP Films, based in part on information provided by a survivor of the sinking of Flier. Further research by the Naval History and Heritage Command revealed that no other submarine, American or Japanese, had been reported lost in that general vicinity. In addition, footage of the wreck showed a gun mount and radar antenna, both of which were similar to the same equipment seen in contemporary photographs of Flier. The ship rests in 330 ft (100 m) of water.
Location
- Recorded position: 7.9787, 117.2566 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Sulu Sea
- Nearest coast: Philippines
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article USS Flier (revision 1378829555), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section and section(s) “Wreck”; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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