USS Balao Anchor - Florence, AL
N 34° 48.715 W 087° 37.440
16S E 442928 N 3852363
Fleet submarine USS Balao anchor displayed at the Florence/Lauderdale Veterans Memorial in Veterans Memorial Park.
Waymark Code: WMJAD5
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 10/19/2013
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From the plaque:
This anchor was used on the fleet submarine USS Balao (SS-285). The Balao was commissioned in February 1943.
She received 9 battle stars for sinking 7 Japanese ships during her W.W.II service. The Balao was decommissioned in June 1963.
She was used as a target and sunk in September 1963. Her conning tower, which is now on display at the Washington Naval Yard, and this anchor are all that remain of the USS Balao.
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