US Korean War-Vietnam War Era, USS Wahoo SS-565, Submarine Crew Buckle
This item is listed for historical interest only. It was listed on our site previously but has been sold and is no longer available for purchase.
Sold for: $45.00

Original era manufacture. A souvenir buckle, decorated with a full size set of US Navy enlisted Dolphins soldered to the surface. The buckle remembers the service of a crewman who served aboard the USS Wahoo SS-565, a boat which shared the name with it's famous WWII predecessor, which was lost with all hands off of the coast of Japan in 1943.The buckle measures 3 inches in length, and is engraved with the name of the boat and the sailor who served aboard her. Normal age and wear. The USS Wahoo SS-565, was a Tang-class submarine, launched in 1951, commissioned in 1952, and faithfully served the US Navy until scrapped in 1984. The Tang-class boats were the first post WWII submarine design to incorporate technology from the German Type XXI U-Boats. Two of the class exist today as museum boats belonging to the Turkish Navy.