In the Pacific theater from December 1943 through August 1945, the crew of eighty men sank fourteen Japanese ships and damaged three others. In February 1945 the USS Batfish set a Navy record by sinking three enemy submarines in a three-day period.

This incredible record earned USS Batfish the Presidential Unit Citation, nine Battle Stars. Her Crew earned the Navy Cross, four Silver Stars, and ten Bronze Stars!

USS Batfish was launched in May, 1943 at Portsmouth, New Hampshire Kittery, ME and was commissioned on August 21, 1943. In 1969 the Batfish was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register.

In 1972, at the Port of Muskogee, Oklahoma, beside the Arkansas River, the submarine USS Batfish SS-310 found a final resting place.

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This USS Batfish submarine model features plank-0n-frame hollow hull.   All parts are wood and metal (absolutely no plastic.)  Note the realistic rust appearance that only true master builders can create.   The craftsman intentionally painted the model fairly rough to add realism to the submarine.  If you have seen  a real submarine you'll see they are not shine or perfectly painted like a superyacht.  

Dimensions:  52" long x 13" tall x 5" wide         $1,490     S & H is $90

Display case: http://modelshipmaster.com/products/accessory/displaycase.htm

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