by the way having these in US service doesnt contradict canon in any way - while it did say the last operational American submarine, that doesnt mean that there could be ones either being put back in service or that could have been bought or transferred later
or who because of fuel or lack of weapons are no longer operational
i.e. a submarine with no deck gun and no torps is basically a patrol boat that cant conduct anythign other than move on her own power - in a strict sense she is not an operational boat that can perform patrols and sink enemy ships
or they could be operational - but not able to get home due to fuel limitations - so they are confined to the Med or Korea - and thus are not part of the USN based out of Norfolk
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