USS Menhaden (SS-377)

USS Menhaden (SS-377) was a Balao-class submarine, an improved design that gave American submariners a stronger pressure hull and greater depth capability than the preceding Gato-class. Balao-class boats could dive deeper under depth charge attack, a survivability advantage that proved critical in the increasingly intense anti-submarine warfare environment of the later Pacific war. Our Menhaden gear speaks to anyone who understands submarine culture and the history behind every hull number in the fleet. This collection is designed for submarine veterans, their families, and serious military collectors.