List of most successful American submarines in World War II
Total tonnage
Table:
Boat	Type	Total tonnage	Ref(s)

Tang	Balao-class submarine	116,454

Flasher	Gato-class submarine	100,231

Rasher	Gato-class submarine	99,901

Barb	Gato-class submarine	96,628

Silversides	Gato-class submarine	90,080

Spadefish	Balao-class submarine	88,091

Trigger	Gato-class submarine	86,552

Drum	Gato-class submarine	80,580

Jack	Gato-class submarine	76,687

Snook	Gato-class submarine	75,473

Tautog	Tambor-class submarine	72,606

Seahorse	Balao-class submarine	72,529

Guardfish	Gato-class submarine	72,424

Seawolf	Sargo-class submarine	71,609

Gudgeon	Tambor-class submarine	71,047

Sealion	Balao-class submarine	68,297

Bowfin	Balao-class submarine	67,882

Thresher	Tambor-class submarine	66,172

Tinosa	Gato-class submarine	64,655

Grayback	Tambor-class submarine	63,835

Pogy	Gato-class submarine	62,633

Bonefish	Gato-class submarine	61,345

Wahoo	Gato-class submarine	60,038

Sunfish	Gato-class submarine	59,815

Archerfish	Balao-class submarine	59,800

According to the table titled "Total tonnage" section of List of most successful American submarines in World War II, write a short sentence answering the following question: Which submarine did the Tang beat in sinking the highest total tonnage? Respond with the correct answer in JSON format as {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}.

answer: The Tang sank more than the second highest submarine, the USS Flasher (100,231).