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Return to Naval Historical Center homepageTiburon
A large voracious shark found in the Caribbean and along both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Central America.
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Tiburon (SS-529), a Balao-class submarine, was authorized on 19 July 1940. Her construction was to be undertaken by the Boston Navy Yard but was cancelled on 29 July 1944.