The USS FINCH was named in honor of Lieutenant Joseph Warren Finch, Jr., USNR who died on 11/13/1942 when his ship, USS Laffey DD459 was sunk off the Solomon Islands. The Finch was first launched on...
US NAVY SS-420 USS TIRANTE PATCH - Tirante was a Tench-class (SS-417) Diesel-powered submarine, named for the Tirante, or "Tyrant Fish," which is a voracious, agile, thin-bodied fish with a...