Uss Becuna (ss-319)
United States Navy submarine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Added to the National Register in 1978, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
USS Becuna (SS/AGSS-319), a Balao-class submarine in commission from 1944 to 1969, was a submarine of the United States Navy named for the becuna, a pike-like fish of Europe. During World War II, she conducted five war patrols between 23 August 1944 and 27 July 1945, operating in the Philippine Islands, South China Sea, and Java Sea. She is credited with sinking two Japanese tankers totaling 3,888 gross register tons.
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The record
| Property type | Structure |
| Address | Penn's Landing, Delaware Ave. & Spruce St., Philadelphia, PA |
| County | Philadelphia County |
| Listed | Aug 29, 1978 |
| Reference number | 78002458 |
| Type of place | military museum, attack submarine, museum ship |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 structures |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Penn's Landing, Delaware Ave. & Spruce St., Philadelphia, PA |
| Website | phillyseaport.org/submarine-becuna ↗ |
| Coordinates | 39.94357, -75.14119 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial · 0 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 78002458. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.