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Allied Warships

Macabi (SS-375)

Submarine of the Balao class


USS Macabi during the war.

NavyThe US Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassBalao 
Pennant375 
Built byManitowoc Shipbuilding Co. (Manitowoc, Wisconsin, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down1 May, 1944 
Launched19 Sep, 1944 
Commissioned29 Mar, 1945 
End service11 Aug, 1960 
Loss position
 
HistoryDecommissioned, 16 March 1946.
Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet.
Recommissioned 1 June 1960.
Decommissioned 11 August 1960 and transferred to Argentina being renamed Santiago del Estero (S-12).
Stricken by the Argentine Navy in 1972 and used for spare parts. 

Noteable events involving Macabi include:

9 Jul, 1945
USS Macabi (Cdr. A.H. Dropp) departs Pearl Harbour for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol of Truk.

27 Aug, 1945
USS Macabi (Cdr. A.H. Dropp) ends her 1st war patrol at Pearl Harbour.


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