The U.S. Navy submarine USS Marlin (SS-205). The Marlin was a small, 800 ton experimental boat. Its design was not successful for USN, but was copied for Peruvian subs built by the Electric Boat Company during the 1950s.
Categories: Ships and Submarines
 
 
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