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SS-167 Narwhal
United States Navy submarine
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Narwhal 1927/05/10
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 		1929/12/17 1930/05/15 1945/11/16
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Namesake: "A gray and white arctic whale which averages 20 feet in length. The male has a long, twisted ivory tusk of commercial value."
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     ScoutForPac/SubRon4/SubDiv42 PHNY - overhaul   81  114 
41/12/11       P.H. - sail to sea  
42/02/02 42/03/28     patro01: Wake Is. reconnaissance   66 
42/02/15 42/02/16     patro01: off Wake   66 
42/02/27       patro01: disabling AO Maju Maru (6515 BRT) (28-55N, 138-14E)   66  85 
42/03/04       patro01: sinking Taki Maru (1241 BRT) off Amali Is (28-37N, 129-10E)   66  83 
42/03/28 42/05/28     P.H. - refit   66 
42/05/28 42/06/13   7.2 patro02: 200 miles N of Oahu  
42/07/07 42/08/26     patro03: off Hokkaido   66 
42/07/24       patro03: sinking guardboat Shinsei Maru in Utasucu Bay, Hokkaido (44-53N, 147-09E)   81  83  85
42/07/24       patro03: sinking AK Nissho M. off Etoforu (45-09N, 147-31E), Kofuji M. off Oito (45-14N, 147-31E)   85 
42/07/28       patro03: sinking interisland steamer   66 
42/08/01       patro03: sinking AK Meiwa Maru (2921 BRT) S of Shiraja Zaki (41-12N, 141-36E)   66  83  85
42/08/01       patro03: sinking AO Koan Maru S of Shiraja Zaki (41-03N, 141-28E)   85 
42/08/04       patro03: sinking AK Fukujama Maru (40-26N, 141-50E)   85 
42/08/08       patro03: sinking AP Bifiku Maru (2559 BRT) (41-14N, 141-32E) SE of Shirija Zaki, Honshu   66  83  85
42/08/14       patro03: depth charged by DD's   66 
42/08/26 42/09/08     P.H.   66 
42/09/08 42/09/15     sail from P.H. to Mare Island   66 
42/09/15 43/04/04     MINY - overhaul   66 
43/04/04 43/04/06     sail from Mare Island to San Diego   66 
43/04/06 43/04/18     San Diego - embark 7th Infantry Scout Company   66 
43/04/18 43/04/27     sail from San Diego to Dutch Harbor   66 
43/04/27 43/04/30     Dutch Harbor   66 
43/04/30 43/05/25     patro04: Attu   66 
43/05/01 43/05/04     patro04: sail Dutch Harbor > Attu  
43/05/04 43/05/10     patro04: waiting for good weather off Attu  
43/05/11       patro04: landing rangers on Attu  
43/05/14 43/05/18     patro04: Dutch Harbor   66 
43/05/25 43/06/26     P.H.- refit   66 
43/06/26 43/08/07     patro05: Kuriles   66 
43/07/11 43/07/15     patro05: Matsuwa - diversion bombardement   66 
43/07/15       patro05: shell airfields on Matsuwa Is., Kuriles   85 
43/08/31 43/10/02     patro06: Marshalls   66 
43/09/11       patro06: sinking AK Hokusho Maru (4211 BRT) 5 nm NW of Nauru Is. (00-28S, 116-52E)   66  83  85
43/09/2? 43/10/02     patro06: sail from Marshalls to Solomons > Brisbane   66 
43/10/02 43/10/23     Brisbane - refit   66 
43/10/23 43/11/22     patro07: Philippines reinforce   66 
43/11/10       patro07: attacked by enemy ships in Sulu Sea   66 
43/11/13       patro07: Ptiluan Bay, Mindanao - debark 5 mens, 46 tons of cargo   66 
43/11/15       patro07: Nasipit, Mindanao - debark 5 men, 46 tons of cargo   66 
43/11/15       patro07: Nasipit, Mindanao - embark 32 evacuees   66 
43/11/22 43/11/25     Port Darwin - refit   66 
43/11/25 43/12/18     patro08: carry 11 army operatives to Mindanao   66 
43/12/02 43/12/03     patro08: Buttian Bay, Mindanao - debark army mens, embark 7 evacuees   66 
43/12/05       patro08: Alajacalar Bay - embark 9 more evacuees   66 
43/12/05       patro08: sinking AK Himeno Maru (834 BRT) of Camiquin Is. (09-10N, 124-30E)   66  83  85
43/12/11       patro08: Port Darwin - debark passengers   66 
43/12/18 44/01/18     Fremantle - refit   66 
44/01/18 44/02/15     patro09: carry stores to Negros Is.   66 
44/01/18 44/02/07     patro09: sail Fremantle > Darwin > Surigao Strait > Panay > Negros   66 
44/02/05       patro09: deliver supplies, embark evacuees from Panay Is.   85 
44/02/07       patro09: Balatong Point, Negros Is. - debark 45 ts of cargo, embark 28 evacuees   66  85 
44/02/15 44/02/16     Port Darwin   66 
44/02/16 44/03/20     patro10: supply Butuan Bay and Tawi Tawi   66 
44/03/02       patro10: debark ammo to Butuan Bay, Mindanao   66  85 
44/03/03       patro10: damaging PR Karatsu (ex USS Luzon-560 BRT) betw. Negros Is and Mindanao (08-52N, 123-23E)   66  83  85
44/03/05       patro10: debark cargo at Tawi Tawi   66 
44/03/11       patro10: transferred 38 evacuees to RAN tug Chinampa   66 
44/03/20 44/05/07     Fremantle - refit   66 
44/05/07 44/06/09     patro11: Alusan Bay, Samar Is.   66 
44/05/21       patro11: attacking 12-ship convoy en route from Cebu to Wasile (08-15N, 127-15E)   85 
44/05/24       patro11: land 22 men and supplies at Alusan Bay, Samar Is   66  85 
44/06/01       patro11: land 16 men and supplies on SW coast of Mindoro   66 
44/06/09 44/06/10     Port Darwin - refit   66 
44/06/10 44/07/07     patro12: Philippines   66 
44/06/13       patro12: reconnaissance of Bula Ceram Is.   66 
44/06/20       patro12: land supplies at Negros and Panay Is. embark 14 evacuees   66  85 
44/06/21       patro12: sinking sailboat Shinshu Maru #2 12 nm SW of Culasi, Panay Is. (11-22N, 121-52E)   85 
44/06/22       patro12: attacking AO   66 
44/06/29 44/06/30     patro12: Port Darwin - debark evacuees   66 
44/07/07 44/08/12     Fremantle - refit, training   66 
44/07/29       Fremantle - coordinated training attack on US ships (with Gunnel   81 
44/08/12 44/09/10     patro13: Luzon   66 
44/08/30       patro13: Dibut Bay, Luzon - land supplies   66 
44/09/02       patro13: Masanga River mouth, Luzon - land men & supplies   66 
44/09/10 44/09/14     Port Darwin   66 
44/09/14 44/10/05     patro14: Cebu Is.   66 
44/09/22       patro14: lands men and supplies on SW coast of Mindanao   85 
44/09/27       patro14: land supplies on Cebu Is.   66 
44/09/29       patro14: Sindangan Bay, Mindanao - embark 31 liberated POW from AP Shinjo Maru sunk 09/06 by Paddle   66  85 
44/10/03       off Manus Is  
44/10/05 44/10/11     Mios Woendi - refit   66 
44/10/11 44/11/02     patro15: Tawi Tawi, Negros Is.   66 
44/10/13       patro15: attacked by PBY   66 
44/10/17       patro15: land 11 tons of food on NW coast of Tawi Tawi   66  85 
44/10/19       patro15: land cargo and 37 men at SW Negros Is., embark 26 evacuees   66 
44/11/02 45/01/06     Brisbane - refit   66 
45/01/06 45/02/1?     sail from Brisbane to Panama   66 
45/02/1?       leftPac  
45/04/23       decommissioned   81 
45/05/19       struck from Navy List   81 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1945/05/19 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 15 Battle Stars, 5 combat patrols (total 15), 6/13269, Karacu(PG)
Notice: Narwhal's two 6-inch guns are permanently enshrined at the SubBase New London, at Groton, Conn.