USS Sand Lance - SS 381 (Classe Balao)
[This submarine presumably was acquired by Brazil (an Allied nation) sometime after the war.]
History:
O Submarino USS Sand Lance - SS 381, foi o primeiro navio da Marinha dos EUA a ter esse nome em homenagem e esse peixe da família das Ammodytidae e foi construído pelo Portsmouth Navy Yard, em Kittery, Maine. Teve sua quilha batida em 12 de março de 1943, foi lançado ao mar em 25 de junho de 1943, tendo como madrinha a Sra. Edith Burrows, exposa do Capitão-de-Corveta Albert Collins Burrows, então comandante do submarino USS Whale - SS 239. Burrows, e incorporado em Portsmouth, New Hampshire, em 9 de outubro de 1943. Naquela ocasião, assumiu o comando, o Capitão-de-Corveta (USN) Malcolm Everett Garrison.
Approx. translation:
The submarine USS Sand Lance - SS 381 was the first U.S. Navy ship to have this name, was named in honor of the fish family Ammodytidae, and was built by the Portsmouth Navy Yard in Kittery, Maine. Her keel was laid March 12, 1943, and she was launched on June 25, 1943, having as sponsor Mrs. Edith Burrows, wife of Captain of Corvette Albert Collins Burrows, then commander of the submarine USS Whale - SS 239. Burrows, was stationed at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, October 9, 1943. At that time, Captain-of-Corvette (USN) Malcolm Everett Garrison took command.
