USS Hackleback: Shipwreck Map, Location & Facts

USS Hackleback

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Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).

Key facts

Name	USS Hackleback	Wikidata label
Ship type	attack submarine	Wikidata P31 instance of
Cause of loss	War action	Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence
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	Philippine Sea	Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coast	Shikoku	Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 34 km from land
Position	32.6333, 132.3670	Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

USS Hackleback (SS-295), a Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named after the hackleback, a freshwater fish of the sturgeon family.

Hackleback was launched 30 May 1943 by the Cramp Shipbuilding Co., Philadelphia; sponsored by Mrs. W. L. Wright; and commissioned 7 November 1944.

After training out of New London, Hackleback reported to the Fleet Sonar School at Key West 24 December. Two weeks training there were followed by further training at Balboa, Canal Zone, and Hackleback sailed for Pearl Harbor 25 January 1945. The new submarine participated in still more training exercises at Pearl Harbor before departing for her first war patrol 6 March.

Location

Recorded position: 32.6333, 132.3670 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
Sea / ocean: Philippine Sea
Nearest coast: Shikoku

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