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USS Baloa (SS-285)

[flag of USS Baloa] image by James J. Ferrigan III, 22 January 2000

USS Blenny (SS-324)

[flag of USS Blenny] image by James J. Ferrigan III, 22 January 2000

USS Flying Fish (SS-229)

[flag of USS Flying Fish] image by James J. Ferrigan III, 28 January 2000

USS Gurnard (SS-254)

[flag of USS Gurnard] image by James J. Ferrigan III, 28 January 2000

USS Torsk (SS-423)

[flag of USS Torsk] image by James J. Ferrigan III, 28 January 2000
www.usstorsk.org

USS Halibut (SS-232)

[flag of USS Halibut] image by Bob, 28 June 2005

According to DANFS, the Halibut got 10 confirmed kills:
1) GENZAN MARU - 10 Dec. 1942
2) SHINGO MARU - 10 Dec. 1942
3) GYUKOZAN MARU - 12 Dec. 1942
4) unknown freighter - 20 Feb. 1943
5) TAIBUN MARU - 30 August 1943
6) unknown freighter - 6 Sept. 1943
7) EHIME MARU - 2 Nov. 1943
8) TAICHU MARU - 12 April 1944
9) GENBU MARU - 27 April 1944
10) KANOME - 27 April 1944

The sub also inflicted damage to other targets. It was awarded with Navy Unit Commendation and Seven battle stars.
See www.hazegray.org/danfs/submar/ss232.txt

Dov Gutterman, 28 June 2005

USS Spadefish (SS-411)

[flag of USS Spadefish]
image by Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 14 June 2010
source: www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/archive/images/wa200805A04_00.jpg

Seen on the TV show Antiques Road Show, and written up at www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/archive/200805A04.html is the flag of the submarine USS Spadefish.
Rob Raeside, 26 April 2009

The steering wheel is in the way in the picture on www-tc.pbs.org.
More sources: navsource.org/archives/08/485/0841105.jpg on
www.navsource.org/archives/08/08411.htm.
Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 3 November 2010