The 52 lost Subs of WW2 Special Event Announcement - USS Perch SS-176

The 52 lost Subs of WW2 Special Event Announcement​

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The USS Batfish and the USS Oklahoma Amateur Radio Club will be ON THE AIR from the Submarine USS Batfish operating WW2SUB Friday and Saturday March 3 and 4 Commemorating the USS Submarine Perch (SS-176) as part of our 4 year special event remembering all 52 of the lost boats from WW2 on the 75th anniversary of their loss.

The Perch was the fifth of 52 American Submarines lost during the Second World War. The club wish's to recognize the many levels of sacrifices made by personnel in the US Navy Submarine fleet.

For detailed information about this 4 year long special event, check out the new club website www.thelost52subs.org You will find event information as well as links to historical records of each of the boats commemorated in this event.

QSL cards for contacts made with the USS Batfish are available for each contact. These are the standard issues USS Batfish cards. Sorry, but special event QSL cards are NOT available. Please see our QRZ.com web page www.qrz.com\ww2sub for information on how to obtain on for a contact you have made.

Special Event certificates, one for each of the 52 boats will be available shortly after each event ends. Please see the www.thelost52subs.org web site and watch for updates on QRZ.com on how to obtain these special event certificates. These will be made available electronically, via email for free, but donations are all ways appreciated. A printed and mailed copy, along with a Contact QSL Card is available for a minimum $5 donation, which covers the cost of printing and delivery back to you. Any remainder of the cost will be added to the clubs treasury to support the club, station rebuilding fund, as well as projects to support the boat and museum.

For the latest news and last minute updates for the event, please watch and like the clubs Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/Batfisharc

For information about the USS Batfish or the Muskogee War Memorial, please go to http://warmemorialpark.org/

We hope you will join us. Look for us in the general class portions of the HF Bands.

The next event will be June 18 and 19th when we commemorate the loss of the S-27 (SS-132).

Please send questions or comments to trustee@ww2ok.org

73’s from the Officers and Crew of the USS Batfish WW2SUB and USS Oklahoma ARC WW2OK

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