USS Flier (SS-250) was a Gato -class submarine. It was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the flier. [7] Flier ′s keel was laid down 30 October 1942 by Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut. She was launched on 11 July 1943, sponsored by Mrs. A. S. Pierce, and commissioned on 18 October 1943. [7]

2014年8月14日 · On 11 July 1943, USS FLIER (SS-250) slid into the Thames River in Groton, CT. Built by Electric Boat Company, the vessel was 311 feet long and 27 feet in diameter; she displaced just over 2,400 tons submerged.

The surfaced World War II submarine USS FLIER (SS 250) picked her way on the dark moonless night of August 13, 1944 through Balabac Strait in the Philippine Islands with a combination of SJ radar ranges and visual fixes on Comiran and Balabac Islands.

USS Flier (SS-250), the submarine that fatefully crossed paths with the Macaw at Midway in January 1944, is the subject of three books—The USS Flier: Death and Survival on a World War II Submarine by Michael Sturma; Eight Survived by Douglas A. …

The fate of the USS Flier is one of the most astonishing storiesof the Second World War. On August 13, 1944, the submarine struck amine and sank to the bottom o...

USS Flier (SS-250), a Gato-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the flier, a round sunfish widely known in the United States. Her keel was laid down 30 October 1942 by Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut.

The fate of the USS Flier is one of the most astonishing stories of the Second World War. On August 13, 1944, the submarine struck a mine and sank to the bottom of the Sulu Sea in less than one minute, leaving only fourteen of its crew of eighty-six hands alive.

FLIER, commanded by Cdr. J. D. Crowley, left Fremantle, Western Australia on 2 August, 1944 to conduct her second war patrol. Her area was east of Saigon, French Indo-China, and she was to pass through Lombok Strait, Makassar Strait, the Celebes Sea, Sibutu Passage and the Sulu Sea in proceeding to her station.

USS FLIER (SS-250) departed Fremantle on August 04, 1944 for her 2nd War Patrol enroute to the area off SIAGON, FRENCH INDO-China. After refueling at EXMOUTH GULF, FLIER departed early the next morning. She made passage through LOMBOCK STRAIT after the crew made repairs to one of the engines that had blown.

Home / The USS Flier This exhibit tells the story of WWII in the Pacific through the experiences of the USS Silversides’ sister submarine, the USS Flier (USS-250), and her crew. The USS Flier’s deadly second patrol is the topic of the book, Eight Survived , available now in the museum store.