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SS-143 S-38
United States Navy submarine
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
S 1 class 1919/01/15
United Iron Works, San Francisco 		1919/06/17 1923/05/17 1945/02/20
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     AsiaFlt/SubRon20/SubDiv201 Manila   114 
41/12/08 42/01/14     patro01: Verde Island Passage, W of Mindoro   66 
41/12/12       patro01: sinking mist. Norwegian s/s Hydra II W of Cape Calavite, Mindoro   85 
41/12/19       patro01: sail to Luzon coast   66 
41/12/22       patro01: Lingayen Gulf-attacking convoy, attacked by DDs   66 
41/12/22       patro01: Lingayen Gulf - sinking Hajo Maru (5445 BRT - JANAC) (16-00N, 120-00E)   66  83  85
41/12/24       patro01: attacked(plane) in Lingayen Gulf  
41/12/25       patro01: damage(explosion-aft battery room) in Lingayen Gulf  
41/12/26 42/01/14     patro01: sail Manila Bay > Surabaya   66 
42/01 42/02   3     66 
42/01/14 42/01/25     Surabaya - refit, repairs   66 
42/01/22     3 attacking ships  
42/01/25       patro02: Makassar Strait, off Balikpapan   66 
42/02/07       patro02: reconnaissance Balikpapan   66 
42/02/09 42/02/12     patro02: patrol off Cape William, Celebes   66 
42/02/12 42/02/16     patro02: sail Celebes > Surabaya   66 
42/02/16 42/02/22     Surabaya - refit   66 
42/02/22 42/03/3?     patro03: N of Java,   66 
42/02/26       patro03: shell enemy radio station at Sankapura, Bawean Is.   66  85 
42/02/28       patro03: Java Sea - rescued 54 survivors from Electra after xJavaS   66 
42/03/01       patro03: transferred Electra sailors to surface ship in Madoera Strait   66 
42/03/02       patro03: attacking Kinu (06-27S, 112-12E)   85 
42/03/03 42/03/13     patro03: sail Java Sea > Fremantle   66 
42/03/30? 42/04/15     Fremantle - sail to Brisbane  
42/04/28       patro04: off Papuan coast   66 
42/05/18 42/05/24     patro04: sail back to Brisbane   66 
42/05/24 42/06/24     Brisbane - repairs, refit, aft batteries change   66 
42/06/24 42/07/07     patro05: Solomons - betw. Russel & Guadalcanal   66 
42/07/01       patro05: damaged by DD preparing to attack   66 
42/07/01 42/07/07     patro05: sail Guadalcanal > Brisbane   66 
42/07/07 42/07/28     Brisbane - repairs, refit   66 
42/07/28 42/08/22     patro06: New Britain <> New Ireland lanes   66 
42/08/04       patro06: entered assigned area   66 
42/08/08       patro06: sinking Meijo M.(5628-JANAC) S of Cape St. George (04-52S, 152-42E), found Mikawa   66  83  85
42/08/15 42/08/22     patro06: sail to Brisbane   66 
42/08/22 42/09/21     Brisbane - refit   66 
42/09/21 42/11/06     patro07: transit Noumea > Gilberts > USA   66 
42/09/25 42/09/26     patro07: Noumea - refuel   66 
42/10/01       patro07: transferred an acute appendicitis to PBY off Santa Cruz   66 
42/10/05       patro07: antered assigned area in Gilberts   66 
42/10/07       patro07: attackign AO off Tarawa   66 
42/10/10 42/11/06     patro07: reconnaissance Makin - headed to P.H. > San Diego   66 
42/11/06 43/04/13     patro07: San Diego-rebuilt - radar, sonar, radio, superstructure   66 
43/04/15 43/04/29     sail San Diego > P.H.   66 
43/04/16       enroute - mechanical breakdowns   66 
43/04/29 43/06     P.H. - repairs   66 
43/06/26       patro08: Marshalls   66 
43/07/22 43/07/27     patro08: sail from Marshalls to New Hebrides   66 
43/07/27 44/08/27     New Hebrides - ASW training duties   66 
43/07/27 43/07/28     Esp. Santo   88 
43/08/06 43/08/09     Esp. Santo   88 
43/08/09 43/08/10     out of Esp. Santo   88 
43/08/10 43/09/20     Esp. Santo   88 
43/09/29 43/09/30     Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/06 43/10/07     Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/12 43/10/20     Esp. Santo   88 
44/08/27 44/09/07     sail New Hebrides > San Diego   66 
44/12/14       decommissioned  
45/01/20       struck from Navy List   66 
45/02/20       sunk(experiments) off Imperial Beach  

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1945/01/20 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 3 Battle Stars, 8 patrols, 2/11073
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