USS Pampanito (SS-383) is a Balao-class submarine that served in the United States Navy during World War II and is now a National Historic Landmark located in San Francisco.OverviewConstruction: The USS Pampanito was laid down on March 15, 1943, at the Portsmouth Navy Yard in Kittery, Maine. It was launched on July 12, 1943, and commissioned on November 6, 1943.Class: Balao-class submarine, named after the pompano fish.War ServicePatrols: Pampanito completed six war patrols in the Pacific Theate

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