USS Sea Panther (SS-528)
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USS Sea Panther (SS-528), a Tench-class submarine
Tench class submarine
Tench-class submarines were a type of submarine built for the United States Navy between 1944 and 1951. They were an evolutionary improvement over the Gato and Balao classes, only about 35 to 40 tons larger, but more strongly built and with a slightly improved internal layout...
, was the only ship of the United States Navy
United States Navy
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to be named for the sea panther, a black-spotted, South Africa
South Africa
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n fish. Her name was assigned, but construction was canceled on 29 July 1944 before she was laid down.