USS Tusk
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USS Tusk (SS-426), a Balao-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the tusk, an alternate name for the cusk, a large edible saltwater fish related to the cod. Her keel was laid down on 23 August 1943 at Philadelphia by the Cramp Shipbuilding Company. She was launched on 8 July 1945 sponsored by Mrs. Carolyn Park Mills, and commissioned on 11 April 1946.
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SS-792
Republic of China Navy, William Cramp & Sons, United States Navy,
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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
1945-07-08T00:00:00Z
1945-07-08T00:00:00Z
ship launching
1973-10-18T00:00:00Z
1973-10-18T00:00:00Z
ship decommissioning
1943-08-23T00:00:00Z
1943-08-23T00:00:00Z
keel laying
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