- USS Corporal (SS-346)
USS "Corporal" (SS-346), a "Balao"-class
submarine , was a ship of theUnited States Navy named for the corporal, an alternate name for thefallfish , found in streams of the eastern United States."Corporal" was launched
10 June 1945 byElectric Boat Co.,Groton, Conn. , sponsored by Mrs. H. C. Wick; commissioned9 November 1945 , Commander E. E. Shelby in command; and reported to the Atlantic Fleet."Corporal" cleared New London
8 January 1946 for her base atKey West , arriving25 February . She took part in antisubmarine warfare projects and fleet exercises offFlorida andBermuda and in the Caribbean until returning to Groton, Conn.26 February 1947 . After extensive modernization, she returned to Key West2 March 1948 .She continued to conduct training and join in exercises off Florida and in the Caribbean until her first tour of duty in the Mediterranean with the 6th Fleet from
16 July 1952 to15 October . Returning to local operations off Key West, she also participated in large-scale fleet exercises in the Atlantic and Caribbean. She cruised to theBritish Isles from11 March to16 May 1957 , and upon her return to Key West, continued training and services to the Fleet Sonar School. Through 1958 and 1959, she operated frequently in ordnance tests, and from August 1959, whenCharleston, South Carolina , became her home port, cruised widely along the east coast. In December 1960 "Corporal" sailed to visitGermany and then join the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean."USS Corporal" was converted to a Guppy III configuration and continued to operate throughout the 60's and early 70's in various capacities during the Cold War. She made regular "Northern" runs across the Arctic Circle above the North Sea, regular "Mediterranean Cruises", frequently operated in the Caribbean and trained submarine sailors in conjunction with the Submarine School in New London, CT.
TCG "2. İnönü" (S 333)
She was decommissioned, struck from the US
Naval Register , and transferred (sold) toTurkey , under terms of the Security Assistance Program,21 November 1973 . On12 February 1974 she was commissioned TCG 2. "İnönü" (S 333), the second submarine in the third pair named in honor of theBattle of İnönü in theTurkish Independence War .She was dropped from the Turkish Naval rolls on
2 September 1996 , and scrapped. Today, a section of hull containing the stern torpedo tubes is preserved at the Naval Museum atIstanbul .ee also for other İnönü named ships
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TCG 1. Inönü (S 330) was a submarine in theTurkish Navy .
*TCG 2. Inönü (S 331) was a submarine in theTurkish Navy .References
*DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/c14/corporal.htm|http://hazegray.org/danfs/submar/ss346.htm
External links
* [http://www.ss346.com official web site USS Corporal SS346]
*navsource|08/08346|Corporal
*http://www.turkishnavy.net/submarine/liste.htm
*http://www.denizaltici.com/submarine-service.htm
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