The reporter who wrote this article needed to do some more research
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But the death blow for a vessel built to face German U-boats may come from, of all things, the decline of the newspaper business.
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I don't think that any Balao's were built to face German U-boats. There were 24 U-boats sunk by allied submarines during WWII.
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They have no money to even replace the gangplank on the Ling, the only remaining high-speed submarine from World War II.
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Well there are seven other Balao submarines on display as museums. Not including 3 Tench class submarines which had the same speed as the Balao. There are 6 GATO class submarines on display and they were rated at almost one knot faster than the Balao and Tench class.
I am not aware if the Ling was used in any of the GUPPY tests. The Wikipedia page on GUPPY identifies all boats used in the GUPPY programs and the Ling is not on that list.