USS Batfish SS 310
by Janette Boyd
Title
USS Batfish SS 310
Artist
Janette Boyd
Medium
Photograph - Photo/texture/digital
Description
Photo of the USS Batfish SS-310, Balao-class submarine, located outside of Muskogee, Oklahoma, on dry land. Original sky texture was added to original image, using Corel Paintshop's techniques of brushes and blending.
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USS Batfish (SS/AGSS-310), is a Balao-class submarine, known primarily for the remarkable feat of sinking three Imperial Japanese Navy submarines in a 76-hour period, in February 1945. USS Batfish is the first vessel of the United States Navy to be named for the Batfish, a small pediculate fish resembling the stingray.
Batfish 's war operations spanned a period from 11 December 1943 to 26 August 1945 during which she completed seven war patrols and received the Presidential Unit Citation for her sixth war patrol in the South China Sea during which she sank the three Japanese submarines. She was also awarded six battle stars for her World War II service.
Oklahoma Submarine Veterans in Oklahoma City and Tulsa chapters asked the U.S. Navy if they could adopt a retired submarine. On hand at the time in the New Orleans Naval Yard was USS Piranha, which the Navy agreed to turn over to them if they could fulfill the donation requirements. Wanting Piranha for his hometown, then State Senator James Inhofe agreed to sponsor a bill accepting the submarine for Oklahoma..
An initial report claimed that it was impossible to get a submarine as far upriver as Tulsa, due to the Arkansas River Channel not being deep enough above Muskogee, Oklahoma. Later, a direct tow to Muskogee was determined to also not be possible, therefore another method of transport other than direct towing would have to be devised. The Muskogee City-County Trust Port Authority in the meantime donated five acres of prime waterfront real estate for the submarine's berth and memorial park.
In 1971, a formal application to acquire Batfish was made. The Navy made no objection to the last-minute swap, and the donation contract was drawn up on 24 June 1971. John H. Chafee, the Secretary of the Navy, approved the transaction and congressional approval was obtained on 8 November 1971. On 9 December 1971, ownership of the boat was transferred to the Oklahoma Maritime Advisory Board.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Batfish_(SS-310)
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September 30th, 2015
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Janette Boyd
Thank you, Bob and Nadine, for the feature in "1 All Artwork" Group. I am honored to be selected.