Item Description
Original Item. One-of-a-Kind. USS Cubera (SS-347), a Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the cubera, a large fish of the snapper family found in the West Indies.
Cubera (SS-347) was launched 17 June 1945 by Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn.; sponsored by Mrs. J. Taber; commissioned 19 December 1945 and reported to the Atlantic Fleet. After shakedown training off New London, Cubera arrived at Key West, Fla., 19 March 1946. She tested sonar equipment, provided services to experimental antisubmarine warfare development projects in the Florida Straits, and joined in fleet exercises until 4 July 1947 when she sailed to Philadelphia Naval Shipyard for an extensive GUPPY II modernization.
This is a very interesting “Battle Flag” of the USS Cubera, depicting the submarine’s patch, a monster fish coming out of the water holding two torpedoes. There is a pennant above the monster with the colors of the Navy Presidential Unit Citation, and there are a combined 13 Japanese flags surrounding it, 3 Rising Sun and 10 National flags. From what we found, the USS Cubera did not see combat during World War II, which leads us to believe the flag may be for another ship. The only part that names it to the Cubera is an inscription on the header, reading USS CUBERA SS-347. We couldn’t find if there was another ship that used this monster fish insignia, making for a good research project.
A very nice as-is flag, worthy of further research. Comes ready to display.
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