file created: 12/07/02 01:02:07 , last update: 05/09/00
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SS-155 S-44
United States Navy submarine
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
S-42 class 1921/02/19
Bethlehem Steel Co., Shipbuilding Div., Quincy, 		1923/10/27 1925/02/16 1943/10/07
sunk
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07 42/01/07   AtlFlt/SubRon1/SubDiv53 Philadelphia - overhaul   81  114 
42/01/24       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
42/01/24 42/03/01     Panama - security patrol in the W approaches to canal   66 
42/03/01 42/04/15   SubDiv53 sail from Panama to Brisbane   66 
42/04/15 42/04/24   42/SubRon5/SubDiv53 Brisbane - refit (AS-13 Griggin)   82  66 
42/04/24 42/05/23   Fremantle Base/SubDiv53 patro01: St. George Strait (New Britain < > New Ireland)   82 
42/04/27 42/04/28     patro01: enroute - left engine repairs   82 
42/05/02 42/05/14     patro01: in patrol area   66 
42/05/09       patro01: IJN DD sighted   82 
42/05/12       patro01: sinking AR Shoei M./5644 (JANAC) 15 nm SW of Cape St. George>depth charged (05-06S,152-30E)   82  83  85
42/05/23 42/06/07     Brisbane - refit   82 
42/06/07 42/07/05     patro02: Guadalcanal - Savo Is. - Florida Is.   82  66 
42/06/21       patro02: sinking PG Keijo Maru (2626 BRT-JANAC) 12 nm W of Gavutu (09-00S,160-00E) > damaged(plane)   82  83 
42/06/29       patro02: departed patrol area   66 
42/07/05 42/07/24     Brisbane - refit, repairs   82 
42/07/24 42/08/23     patro03: Tulagi < > Rabaul   82 
42/07/31       patro03: arrived patrol area   66 
42/08/10       patro03: sinking Kako off Simbari Island (02-15S, 152-15E)   8  82  85
42/08/23 42/09/17     Brisbane - refit   82 
42/09/17 42/10/14     patro04: New Georgia - heavy enemy ASW   82 
42/09/18       patro04: fire in forward battery room   82 
42/09/24 42/10/08     patro04: in patrol area   66 
42/10/04       patro04: attacking DD, damaged by depth charges   82 
42/10/05       patro04: off Santa Isabel - water resistence corrupted   82  66 
42/10/08 42/10/14     patro04: sail from Solomons to Brisbane   66 
42/10/14 42/10??     Brisbane   82 
42/11/04 43/01/09     sail from Brisbane to Panama   66 
43/01/0?       leftPac - Panama Canal - en route to Philadelphia for repairs&overhaul   66 
43/07       joinPac - Panama Canal   82 
43/09/ ? 43/09/16     sail P.H. > Dutch Harbor   82 
43/09/16 43/09/26     Dutch Harbor - refit   82 
43/09/26 43/10/07     patro05: Aleutians   82 
43/09/27       patro05: attacked by plane  
43/10/07       patro05: sunk(escort ship Ishigaki) NNE of Araito Is., E of Kamchatka 56 KIA, 2 POW   82  85 

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 5 Battle Stars, 5 patrols, 2/8370, Kako
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