Vintage US Navy USS SAILFISH SS-572 Molded Alloy on Wood Plaque - HEAVY!!

This is item is HEAVY! This one is not like most others listed that are made of cheap composite and very lightweight. This particular item is molded alloy and very heavy! It reads "USS SAILFISH SS-572"

The Sailfish was the lead ship for her class of submarine. She was the second US Navy ship to be named for the Sailfish, a large gamefish inhabiting tropical seas, related to the swordfish, but having scales and a large sail-like dorsal fin. She was laid down in 1953 and launched in 1955.

Sailfish was the first submarine built expressly for radar picket service, and was equipped with BPS-2 and BPS-3 radars in and aft of the sail. She and her sister ship, Salmon, were the largest conventionally-powered submarines in the United States Navy since Argonaut of 1928. Designed to scout in advance of carrier groups using long-range radar, the Sailfish class were designed for a high surface speed. However, their speed achieved was not significantly faster than converted World War II radar picket submarines.

In 1961 she was reclassified as an attack submarine.

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