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The Balaos numbered 105 boats compared to the Gato 54 by war's end, but the Gatos ran 587 patrols to the Balao 423.
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Also, only 11 Tench class boats made any patrols in WWII. The brunt of the patrols were made by Gatos and Balaos. The USS Flasher ran up the highest score in tonnage sunk and she was a Gato class.
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Tautog, a Tambor class boat (class prior to Gatos), ran up the most ships sunk, though, with 26 confirmed sinkings. So number vs class did not matter at times.
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