USS Quillback: Shipwreck Map, Location & Facts

USS Quillback

Image: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).

Key facts

Name	USS Quillback	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	Philippine Sea	Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coast	Shikoku	Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 67 km from land
Position	32.2167, 133.2000	Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

USS Quillback (SS-424), a Tench-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the quillback, a fish of the sucker family, widespread in the freshwaters of North America and Northern Asia.

Commissioned in December 1944, USS Quillback went on one war patrol in May-July 1945, and was refitting for a second patrol when Japan surrendered on 14 August 1945. She served two periods in commission: 1944-1952 and 1953-1973, for a total of 28 years of active service. USS Quillback was sold for scrap in 1974.

Location

Recorded position: 32.2167, 133.2000 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
Sea / ocean: Philippine Sea
Nearest coast: Shikoku

Wreck positions on this site are for interest only and are not for navigation. Many wrecks are war graves or legally protected: never disturb human remains or remove artefacts, and check local law before diving.

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