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USS Mapiro

USS Mapiro is documented as an ships in the WAR-CL-000224 roster.

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (Oct. 5, 2004) - Marisco Ltd. workers repair the aging hull of the decommissioned Balao-class submarine USS Bowfin (SS 287) at their shipyard near the former Naval Air Station Barber's Point, during…
Representative class image: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (Oct. 5, 2004) - Marisco Ltd. workers repair the aging hull of the decommissioned Balao-class submarine USS Bowfin (SS 287) at their shipyard near the former Naval Air Station Barber's Point, during a restoration project.This image was released by the United States Navy with the ID 041005-N-3019M-004 (next) . This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing . العربية ∙ বাংলা ∙ Bahasa Indonesia ∙ Bahaso Jambi ∙ Deutsch ∙ Deutsch (Sie-Form) ∙ English ∙ español ∙ euskara ∙ فارسی ∙ français ∙ italiano ∙ 日本語 ∙ 한국어 ∙ македонски ∙ മലയാളം ∙ Plattdüütsch ∙ Nederlands ∙ polski ∙ پښتو ∙ português ∙ русский ∙ slovenščina ∙ svenska ∙ Türkçe ∙ українська ∙ 简体中文 ∙ 繁體中文 ∙ +/− · Public domainImage source
Hull / pennantSS-376
ClassBalao class
NavyUnited States Navy
CountryUnited States

What is known about this ship

USS Mapiro is documented as an ships in the WAR-CL-000224 roster.

Class context: Balao class

The Balao class was the most numerous U.S. submarine class of World War II and the direct wartime successor to the Gato class.

This ship is recorded as a member of Balao class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

  1. H-033-2: Red Ramage ↗Naval History and Heritage Command · accessed 2026-09-18
  2. Balao class submarines ↗uboat.net · accessed 2026-09-18
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