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USS Pollack

USS Pollack;0818005
Image: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).

Key facts

NameUSS PollackWikidata label
Ship typesubmarineWikidata 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
Position30.7500, 126.4170Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

USS Pollack (SS-180), a Porpoise-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pollack, a food fish resembling the true cod, but with the lower jaw projecting and without the barbel.

Location

  • Recorded position: 30.7500, 126.4170 (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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