USS Lionfish SS298

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5 June 1945: USS Lionfish's first skipper, Lt. Cmdr. Edward Spruance, is detached from SS-298 and is relieved by Lt. Cmdr. B.M. Ganyard.

The submarine loaded two MK 18 Mod 2 torpedoes forward and five MK 18 Mod 1 torpedoes aft. Five MK27 torpedoes were also loaded aft on 18 June.

LIONFISH is readying for her second and last war patrol of WW2.

Image of Spruance (left) and Navy Academy photo of Ganyard