Tower USS Pintado (SS 387) exposed at the Nimitz Museum
USS Pintado (SS-387), a Balao-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pintado, a large mackerel-like fish, whose elongated spots suggested the Spanish word meaning "painted", found along the Florida coast and in the West Indies. Pintado was laid down by the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, 7 May 1943; launched 15 September 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Antonio Prince; and commissioned 1 January 1944, Lieutenant Commander Bernard A. Clarey in command. Pintado departed Portsmouth 17 February 1944 for torpedo trials at Newport, training out of New London, and antisubmarine warfare tactics and experiments with torpedo developments out of Key West. She sailed for the Pacific 31 March, transited the Panama Canal, and arrived Pearl Harbor 23 April.
Size: 5828px × 3900px
Location: Fredericksburg, South of Texas, United States, USA
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License: Royalty Free
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