USS Razorback

Local nameUSS Razorback
LocationLittle Rock, Arkansas, United States

USS Razorback, a Balao-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named after the razorback, a species of whale found in the far southern reaches of the Pacific Ocean. She is arguably the longest-serving combat front-line submarine still existing in the world, having been commissioned by two different countries for 56 years of active duty. In 2004, the state of Arkansas adopted the submarine and is now a museum ship at the Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum.

Her keel was laid down by the Portsmouth Navy Yard in Kittery, Maine on 9 September 1943. She was launched on 27 January 1944 along with Redfish and Ronquil. Scabbardfish was launched a few hours later, making 27 January 1944 the first and only time the US Navy has launched four submarines at one shipyard in a single day. Razorback was sponsored by Mrs. H. F. D. Davis, and commissioned on 3 April 1944 with Lieutenant Commander Albert M. Bontier in command. She was in Tokyo Bay during the surrender of Japan.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Razorback_(SS-394)

Address (Unnamed Road), North Little Rock 72114, United States

Coordinates 34°45'7.546" N -92°16'0.799" E

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