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Barkhorn1x · 02-28-07, 07:53 AM

This particular boat, USS Thornback (SS-418), was sold to the Turkish navy in 1971 - decommisioned from the US Navy in July of that year. The Turks used her for 28 years until she was turned into a floating museum
in Istanbul Turkey.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Tho...st-war_service

Barkhorn.

02-28-07, 07:53 AM	#11
Barkhorn1x Captain Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Davie, FL Grid DM 23 Posts: 544 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	This particular boat, *USS Thornback* (SS-418),** was sold to the Turkish navy in 1971 - decommisioned from the US Navy in July of that year. The Turks used her for 28 years until she was turned into a floating museum in Istanbul Turkey. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Tho...st-war_service Barkhorn.