During the fiercest period of submarine warfare in human history, the United States relied heavily upon the Gato class—the first mass-produced submarine of World War II. The Americans built seventy of ...
USS Cavalla and USS Albacore were both Gato-class submarines, commissioned on February 2, 1944, and June 1, 1942, respectively. The Gato-class boats were diesel-electric submarines with a submerged ...
PCU Idaho during her christening ceremony, March 2024. The ship’s propulsor is considered secret and is shown here tastefully covered for the ceremony. PM Witnesses the Beginning of Sub Warfare Idaho ...