Picture via ShipSpotting, courtesy of Brian Shipman - 12 March 2024
Former US Navy Submarine USS Thornback SS-418. She was built at a Tench class submarine and saw service in the Pacific during WW2. After the war she was convertedto a Guppy Class Submarine. When she was decommisioned she was sold to the Turkish Navy in 1971 and renamed TCG Uluçalireis. She served another 30 years with the Turkish Navy. She is now a museum submarine and bearthed in Canakkale at the Navy Museum.
Source
MuseumShips page

Posted on

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Dimensions

2000*1509

Filesize

508 KB

Albums

• International / Turkey / Turkey - TCG Uluçalireis - (S-338)

Visits

58291

Rating score

no rate

Rate this photo