Original U.S. WWII Framed USS Gudgeon Flag Constructed From Sailcloth - First American Submarine To Sink Enemy Warship During WWII and Declared Lost With All Hands on June 7, 1944 - 33” x 42 ½” VHS Its casualties from enemy action

Its casualties from enemy action during the war were 27

and is distinguished by a blade length (nagasa) of more than 2 shaku

There also is definitely a primer ring burned into the bolt face

- Leather percussion cap box is stiff and frozen but correct for federal Civil War Era

mounted original safety bolt handle (non-functional)

Original U.S. WWII Framed USS Gudgeon Flag Constructed From Sailcloth - First American Submarine To Sink Enemy Warship During WWII and Declared Lost With All Hands on June 7, 1944 - 33” x 42 ½” VHS Its casualties from enemy actionOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a phenomenal memento from the Tambor Class Submarine, the USS Gudgeon. The USS Gudgeon (SS 211) was the first American submarine to sink an enemy warship in World War II (Pacific, 27 January 1942). She was the last of the long range Tambor class vessels commissioned for the United States Navy in the years before the country entered World War II. Gudgeon scored 14 confirmed kills, placing her 15th on the honor