USS Balao

Summary

USS Balao is an attack submarine^[1]. It draws 64 Wikipedia views per month (attack_submarine category, ranking #47 of 428).^[2]

Key Facts

• USS Balao's image is recorded as USS Balao SS-285.jpg^[3].
• USS Balao's instance of is recorded as attack submarine^[4].
• USS Balao's operator is recorded as United States Navy^[5].
• Balao halfbeak is named after USS Balao^[6].
• USS Balao's manufacturer is recorded as Portsmouth Naval Shipyard^[7].
• USS Balao's vessel class is recorded as Balao-class submarine^[8].
• USS Balao's Commons category is recorded as USS Balao (SS-285)^[9].
• USS Balao's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II^[10].
• USS Balao's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/046t5z^[11].
• USS Balao's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[12].
• USS Balao's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[13].
• USS Balao's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[14].
• USS Balao's significant event is recorded as ship decommissioning^[15].
• USS Balao's significant event is recorded as ship recommissioning^[16].
• USS Balao's pennant number is recorded as SS-285^[17].
• USS Balao's Commons gallery is recorded as USS Balao (SS-285)^[18].
• USS Balao's described by source is recorded as Drachinifel^[19].
• USS Balao's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Balao'}^[20].
• USS Balao's name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'USS Balao'}^[21].
• USS Balao's country of registry is recorded as United States^[22].
• USS Balao's Shipbucket ID is recorded as drawings/63^[23].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for USS Balao include Balao-class submarine^[24], a submarine class^[25], founded in 1942^[26].

Why It Matters

USS Balao draws 64 Wikipedia views per month (attack_submarine category, ranking #47 of 428).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]

Entities named for it include Balao-class submarine^[24], a submarine class^[25], founded in 1942^[26].