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USS ''Macabi'' (SS-375) was a of the United States Navy, named for the macabi, a bonefish (''Albula vulpes'') living in tropical seas and off the American coasts as far north as San Diego and Long Island and reaching a length of . ''Macabi'' was laid down 1 May 1944 by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, Wisc.; launched 19 September 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Arthur S. Carpender, wife of Rear Admiral Carpender; and commissioned 29 March 1945, Commander Anthony H. Dropp in command. Following trials on Lake Michigan, ''Macabi'', on 19 April, entered a floating drydock at Lockport, Ill., to transit the Chicago Canal to the Mississippi River, and arrived New Orleans 26 April. Three days later she left for shakedown operations off Panama. On 3 June ''Macabi'' departed Balboa, Canal Zone, for final training at Pearl Harbor before departing 9 July for the Caroline Islands via Guam, Marianas. She went on lifeguard station off Truk on arriving 21 July. Some 10 days later ''Macabi'' was forced to dive to avoid two aerial bombs off Moen Island. She returned to Apra Harbor, Guam, for repairs 4 August through 13 August; and was on her way back to Truk when hostilities with Japan were terminated. ''Macabi'' was then ordered home, touching Pearl Harbor 27 August to 29 August on the way. Arriving San Francisco 5 September, she entered Mare Island Navy Yard 12 December for inactivation overhaul and decommissioned 16 June 1946. == ARA ''Santa Fe'' (S-11) == On 1 April 1960 the US Navy and the Argentine Navy signed an agreement to transfer two submarines, ''Macabi'' and . ''Macabi'' was loaned to Argentina under the Military Assistance Program 11 August 1960, and renamed ARA ''Santa Fe'' (S-11), while ''Lamprey'' was renamed ARA ''Santiago del Estero'' (S-12). The commander of ''Santa Fe'' was Capitán de Corbeta Julio A. Aureggi. The submarines left San Francisco 23 September 1960, arriving at Naval Base Mar del Plata 30 November of the same year. ''Santa Fe'' was struck from the US Naval Register, and sold outright to Argentina, 1 September 1971; she was deleted and broken up by the Argentine Navy for spare parts in 1972. 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 Macabi (SS-375)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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