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Last Address Portsmouth, NH
Date of Passing Apr 10, 1963
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Last Known Activity:
Was a crewmember of USS THRESHER (SSN-593)
Most likely cause of the sinking was a failure in either a pipe, a pipe valve, or a hull weld, causing flooding near the engine room
Balao Class Submarine: Laid down, 8 July 1943, at Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT.; Launched, 9 April 1944; Commissioned USS Blenny (SS-324), 27 July 1944; Reclassified Auxiliary SubmarineAGSS-324, 1 October 1969; Decommissioned at Philadelphia, PA., 7 November 1969; Laid up in the Reserve Fleet; Re-designated Attack Submarine SS-324, 30 June 1971; Struck from the Naval Register, 15 August 1973; Final Disposition, sunk as part of an artificial reef off Ocean City, NJ in 7 June 1989. Blenny received four battle stars for her World War II service and one battle star for Korean service.
