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USS ''Blueback'' (SS-326), a ''Balao''-class submarine, was the first submarine of the United States Navy to be named for a type of salmon, specifically, the Blueback salmon, also known as the sockeye salmon. Her keel was laid down on 29 July 1943 by the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut. She was launched on 7 May 1944 sponsored by Mrs. William Brent Young, wife of Rear Admiral Young, and commissioned on 28 August 1944 with Lieutenant Commander M. K. Clementson in command. == Service in the US Navy == ''Blueback'' arrived at Pearl Harbor on 21 November 1944. During the period from 16 December 1944 to 20 July 1945 she completed three war patrols in the South China Sea and Java Sea. She sank a 300-ton submarine chaser, as well as eight smaller vessels. She arrived at Subic Bay, Luzon, Philippines, from her third and last war patrol on 20 July 1945. On 4 September 1945 ''Blueback'' arrived at Apra Harbor, Guam, where she remained until 28 November, conducting daily underway training exercises. After a voyage to the Caroline Islands and the Admiralty Islands, she returned to Guam on 15 December. She stood out for San Diego, California, on 12 January 1946. Remaining on the west coast until 26 August 1946, she then departed for a tour of the Far East. She visited Pearl Harbor, Truk, Subic Bay, Tsingtao and Shanghai, China, before returning to San Diego on 29 November. ''Blueback'' conducted one more cruise to Pearl Harbor from 17 February to 4 April 1947 and then carried out local operations and type training along the coast of California until March 1948. ''Blueback'' received two battle stars for her World War II service. The following is an exert from the decommissioning booklet of the 2nd USS ''Blueback'', SS-581. The booklet was printed and distributed by the US Navy. USS Blueback SS581 page from decommissioning booklet 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Blueback (SS-326)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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