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![[flag of USS Baloa]](../images/u/us^~285.gif)
image by James J. Ferrigan III, 22 January 2000
![[flag of USS Blenny]](../images/u/us^~324.gif)
image by James J. Ferrigan III, 22 January 2000
![[flag of USS Flying Fish]](../images/u/us^~229.gif)
image by James J. Ferrigan III, 28 January 2000
![[flag of USS Gurnard]](../images/u/us^~254.gif)
image by James J. Ferrigan III, 28 January 2000
![[flag of USS Torsk]](../images/u/us^~423.gif)
image by James J. Ferrigan III, 28 January 2000
www.usstorsk.org
![[flag of USS Halibut]](../images/u/us^~232.jpg)
image by Bob, 28 June 2005
According to DANFS, the Halibut got 10 confirmed kills:
1) GENZAN MARU - 10 Dec. 1942
2) SHINGO MARU - 10 Dec. 1942
3) GYUKOZAN MARU - 12 Dec. 1942
4) unknown freighter - 20 Feb. 1943
5) TAIBUN MARU - 30 August 1943
6) unknown freighter - 6 Sept. 1943
7) EHIME MARU - 2 Nov. 1943
8) TAICHU MARU - 12 April 1944
9) GENBU MARU - 27 April 1944
10) KANOME - 27 April 1944
The sub also inflicted damage to other targets. It was awarded with Navy Unit Commendation and Seven battle stars.
See www.hazegray.org/danfs/submar/ss232.txt
Dov Gutterman, 28 June 2005
![[flag of USS Spadefish]](../images/u/us^~411.gif)
image by Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 14 June 2010
source: www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/archive/images/wa200805A04_00.jpg
Seen on the TV show Antiques Road Show, and written up at www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/archive/200805A04.html is the flag of the submarine USS Spadefish.
Rob Raeside, 26 April 2009
The steering wheel is in the way in the picture on www-tc.pbs.org.
More sources: navsource.org/archives/08/485/0841105.jpg on
www.navsource.org/archives/08/08411.htm.
Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 3 November 2010
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