USS Golet, American submarine wreck in Pacific Ocean, United States.
The Gato-class submarine, measuring 311 feet in length, carried four General Motors diesel engines capable of reaching speeds up to 20 knots.
Built by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company in Wisconsin, USS Golet was commissioned in 1943 and lost with 82 crew members in June 1944.
The construction received funding through war bonds purchased by residents of Shreveport and Caddo Parish in Louisiana, representing community support.
The submarine wreck location serves as a study site for naval researchers examining World War II submarine warfare tactics in the Pacific Theater.
Named after a California trout species, USS Golet remains the single vessel in United States Navy history bearing this particular designation.
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