USS Gar
Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | USS Gar | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | 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 | South China Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Position | 14.5000, 115.7170 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
USS Gar (SS-206) was the first of the Gar subclass of the Tambor-class submarines to be commissioned for the United States Navy just prior to the country's 7 December 1941 entry into World War II. These submarines were a slightly improved version of preceding submarines of the Tambor class. While Gar survived the war, all of her sister ships — USS Grampus (SS-207), USS Grayback (SS-208), USS Grayling (SS-209), USS Grenadier (SS-210), and USS Gudgeon (SS-211) — were lost. She is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the gar, a fish of the family Lepisosteidae.
Location
- Recorded position: 14.5000, 115.7170 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: South China Sea
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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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