USS Gudgeon (SS-211)

USS Gudgeon (SS-211) (HM17SN)

Location: Hackensack, NJ 07601 Bergen County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 52.82', W 74° 2.399'

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Commissioned ? ? ? ? ? November 22, 1939
U.S. Navy Yard ? ? ? ? ? Mare Island, Calif.

Over Due - Lost ? May 1944

In memory of 78 officers and men

By sinking a Japanese submarine on January 27, 1942, she became the first U.S. submarine in history to sink an enemy combatant ship.
Sank 25 ships ? ? ? ? ? 166,900 tons
Damaged 8 ships ? ? ? ? ? 41,900 tons

Awarded the Presidential Unit Citation
for the first eight patrols
★ ? Lost on her twelfth war patrol

N.J. Chapter - U.S. Submarine Veterans World War II
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HM NumberHM17SN
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Placed ByU.S. Submarine Veterans World War II - N.J. Chapter
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Date Added Friday, September 5th, 2014 at 10:48am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 580885 N 4525916
Decimal Degrees40.88033333, -74.03998333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 52.82', W 74° 2.399'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 52' 49.20" N, 74° 2' 23.94" W
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Area Code(s)201, 551
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 25 Atlantic St, Hackensack NJ 07601, US
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