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USS Archer-Fish (SS/AGSS-311) was a Balao-class submarine. Archer-Fish is best known for sinking the Japanese Navy’s Aircraft carrier Shinano in November 1944 — the largest warship ever sunk by a submarine. For this achievement, she received a Presidential Unit Citation after World War II. She also received five battle stars during WW II.

The Silent Service comprised less then 1.6% of all US Naval personnel in the Pacific, yet accounting for more then half of all enemy shipping sunk. The final tallies show that of the 10 million tons of military and merchant shipping lost by the Japanese during WW II, US submarines accounted for a total of 54%.


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~weaselpatrol Apr 6, 2013
read the book "Gallant Lady" a biography of this fine fighting vessel
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*zulumike Apr 7, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Thank You, I will definitely check this this book out.
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~CountVonZeppelin Feb 2, 2013
She still holds that record, and she deserves to. Absolutely beautiful.
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*zulumike Feb 2, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
They are beautiful yet deadly. The men that crewed these boats yesterday and today are the best of the best.
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~uglygosling Oct 12, 2012
A beautiful artwork, and a boat that deserves to be well remembered. Unlike so many of her sister subs, Archer-Fish was not sent to the scrappers but was sunk as a target in 1968.
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*zulumike Oct 12, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Thank You,
The Submarines were a force to be reckoned with during WW II.
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Mood: Love ~KaedeX503 Sep 11, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
I'm not good with words but I find this beautiful! :D
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*zulumike Sep 11, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Glad you like it, Thank You.
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*jncarter Sep 5, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Lovely piece Mike
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*zulumike Sep 5, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Thank You John, I know you like submarines as I do.

There is something about the beauty of aircraft and subs. As I stated before I had the opportunity to work on the Tridents and 688 class subs. What marvels of engineering they are. The destructions capabilities of submarines are immense as proven in WW II.

Cheers, Mike
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