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SS-168 Nautilus
United States Navy submarine
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Narwhal | 1927/08/02 Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn. | 1930/03/13 | 1930/07/01 | 1945/11/16
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| Namesake: A Greek derivative meaning sailor or ship; a tropical mollusk having a many chambered, spiral shell with a pearly interior. | |||||
| TTD differences from class:42: SD radar, from 42/11: SJ radar, 4x20 | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 41/07/ | 42/04/21 | ScoutForPac/SubRon4/SubDiv42 | MINY - overhaul, rebuilt | 81 114 | |
| 42/04/21 | 42/04/28 | sail San Francisco > P.H. | 81 | ||
| 42/04/28 | 42/05/24 | P.H. - post transit refit, training | 81 | ||
| 42/05/24 | 42/07/11 | 7.1/SubRon4/SubDiv42 | patro01: W of Midway | 81 | |
| 42/05/25 | 42/05/27 | 7.1/SubRon4/SubDiv42 | patro01: NW of Midway | 81 | |
| 42/06/04 | 7.1/SubRon4/SubDiv42 | patro01: attacking StrFor1 W of Midway - depth charged | 81 1 | ||
| 42/06/07 | 42/06/09 | 7.1/SubRon4/SubDiv42 | patro01: Midway - refuel | 81 | |
| 42/06/20 | 7.1/SubRon4/SubDiv42 | patro01: off Honshu | 81 | ||
| 42/06/22 | 7.1/SubRon4/SubDiv42 | patro01: attacking DD (24-48N, 140-23E) | 81 | ||
| 42/06/25 | 7.1/SubRon4/SubDiv42 | patro01: sinking Jamakaze W of Jokosuka (34-34N, 140-26E) | 81 | ||
| 42/06/27 | 7.1/SubRon4/SubDiv42 | patro01: sinking AM (aux.) Musashi Maru E of Nojimazaki (34-38N, 140-08E) | 85 | ||
| 42/06/28 | 7.1/SubRon4/SubDiv42 | patro01:34-40ŽN,139-56ŽE attacking cargo,depth charged of Mijaki Shima | 81 | ||
| 42/07/01 | 7.1/SubRon4/SubDiv42 | patro01: reversed back to P.H. | 81 | ||
| 42/07/11 | 42/08/07 | P.H. - repairs, refit | 81 | ||
| 42/08/08 | 42/08/25 | 7.15/SubRon4/SubDiv42 | patro02:landing rangers on Makin (with Argonaut) | 81 | |
| 42/08/16 | 7.15/SubRon4/SubDiv42 | patro02: arrived Makin area - Argonaut randesvoused | 81 | ||
| 42/08/17 | 7.15/SubRon4/SubDiv42 | patro02: landed USMC raiders on Makin | 81 | ||
| 42/08/17 | 42/08/19 | ??? sinking 2 ships ??? - no remarks in ships log | |||
| 42/08/26 | 42/09/07 | Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard - refit | 81 | ||
| 42/09/07 | 42/09/10 | P.H. - post refit period, tests, deperming | 81 | ||
| 42/09/10 | 42/11/05 | SubRon4/SubDiv42 | patro03: off Hokkaido | 81 | |
| 42/09/14 | 42/09/15 | SubRon4/SubDiv42 | patro03: Midway - refuel, SD radar repairs | ||
| 42/09/15 | SubRon4/SubDiv42 | patro03: sighted Guardfish returning from patrol area | 81 | ||
| 42/09/24 | SubRon4/SubDiv42 | patro03: shell ship(1000 BRT),entered patrol area - (41-41N, 146-36E) | 81 | ||
| 42/09/25 | 42/09/26 | SubRon4/SubDiv42 | patro03: hunting AO, sinking sampan (39-47N, 142-40E) | 81 | |
| 42/09/27 | SubRon4/SubDiv42 | patro03: sinking AK Tamon Maru #6 (4994 BRT) convoy E of Japan (40-35N, 141-50E) | 81 83 85 | ||
| 42/09/30 | SubRon4/SubDiv42 | patro03: attacking freighter (42-11N, 143-25E) | 81 | ||
| 42/10/01 | SubRon4/SubDiv42 | patro03: sinking AK Tosei M. (6500) E of Shirijazaki (41-20N, 141-35E) > depth charge | 81 83 | ||
| 42/10/03 | SubRon4/SubDiv42 | patro03: hunting DD | 81 | ||
| 42/10/12 | SubRon4/SubDiv42 | patro03: attacking 2 freighters - depth charged off N Honshu (41-05N, 141-58E) | 81 85 | ||
| 42/10/24 | SubRon4/SubDiv42 | patro03: sinking AK Kenun Maru (4643 BRT) 20 nm E od Shirija Zaki, Honshu (41-24.5N, 141-50E) | 81 83 85 | ||
| 42/10/31 | 42/11/01 | SubRon4/SubDiv42 | patro03: Midway - refuel | 81 | |
| 42/11/05 | SubRon4/SubDiv42 | patro03: arrived P.H. | 81 | ||
| 42/11/06 | 42/12/05 | Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard - refit: SJ radar added | 81 | ||
| 42/12/06 | 42/12/09 | SubRon4/SubDiv42 | P.H. - training period | 81 | |
| 42/12/13 | 43/02/04 | patro04: Solomons (Bougainville, Buka) | 81 | ||
| 42/12/21 | patro04: crossed Makin - Mili line | 81 | |||
| 42/12/26 | patro04: arrived patrol area | 81 | |||
| 42/12/27 | 42/12/28 | patro04: heading to Bougainville Strait | 81 | ||
| 43/01/01 | patro04: evacuate 26 adults + 3 children from Teop Is., Slolomons | 81 | |||
| 43/01/04 | patro04: trasferred passengers to PC boat - continue on patrol | 81 | |||
| 43/01/07 | patro04: sail for Choiseul | 81 | |||
| 43/01/09 | patro04: sinking Yoshinogawa M.(1430) E of Kieta, Bougainville (06-13S,156-00E) > depth charged | 81 83 85 | |||
| 43/01/14 | patro04: attacking AO Toa Maru (cca 10500 BRT) and DD (05-13S, 155-09E) - dud torpedoes | 81 85 | |||
| 43/01/16 | patro04: attacking ship N of Bougainville Strait | 81 | |||
| 43/01/17 | patro04: sent to E from Buka&Bougainville to act with Gato & Swordfish | 81 | |||
| 43/01/19 | patro04: damaging Akizuki 270 nm W of Tulagi (05-57S,156-00E) | 81 99 85 | |||
| 43/01/28 | patro04: damaging merchant.,attacking DD,depth ch. (05-11S, 154-29E) | 81 | |||
| 43/01/29 | patro04: damaging DD, attacking supply ship (05-11.5S, 154-29E) | 81 | |||
| 43/02/04 | 43/02?? | Brisbane | 81 | ||
| 43/03/09 | sighted by TF 68 | 81 | |||
| 43/03?? | Esp. Santo - training with Marine raider units | 81 | |||
| 43/04/15 | 43/04/20 | Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard - refit | 81 | ||
| 43/04/20 | 43/05/25 | patro05: Aleutians | 81 | ||
| 43/04/27 | 43/05/01 | 16.5 | patro05: Dutch Harbor - drill | 81 | |
| 43/04/29 | 16.5 | patro05: Army scouts came on board | 81 | ||
| 43/05/01 | 16.5 | patro05: Dutch Harbor - departed for Attu | 81 | ||
| 43/05/04 | 43/05/10 | 16.5 | patro05: off Attu - waiting | 81 | |
| 43/05/11 | 16.5 | patro05: landing rangers on Attu | 81 | ||
| 43/05/16 | 43/05/17 | patro05: Dutch Harbor | 81 | ||
| 43/05/17 | 43/05/25 | patro05: sail to Mare Island | 81 | ||
| 43/05/25 | Mare Island Naval Shipyard - overhaul | 81 | |||
| 43/09/ | 43/09/16 | P.H. - training | 81 | ||
| 43/09/16 | 43/10/17 | patro06: special mission off Tarawa | 81 | ||
| 43/09/25 | 43/10/10 | patro06: photoreconaissance & lifeguard off Tarawa and other atolls | 81 | ||
| 43/10/12 | patro06: departe for P.H. | 81 | |||
| 43/10/17 | P.H. | 81 | |||
| 43/11/08 | 43/12/04 | Galvan | patro07: P.H. - sail to Gilberts | ||
| 43/11/15 | 43/11/19 | Galvan | patro07: photoreconaissance & lifeguard off Tarawa | ||
| 43/11/19 | Galvan | patro07: damage(Santa Fe, Ringgold) off Tarawa (01-05N, 173-03E) | 85 | ||
| 43/11/20 | Galvan | patro07: off Tarawa - sail to Abemama | |||
| 43/11/21 | Galvan | patro07: landing rangers on Abemama | |||
| 43/11/22 | Galvan | patro07: shell Abemama | |||
| 43/12/04 | 44/01/27 | P.H. - refit | 81 | ||
| 44/01/27 | 44/03/21 | patro08: N of Palau, W of Marianas | 81 | ||
| 44/03/06 | patro08: sinking AP America Maru (6069) 220 nm SSE of Iwojima (22-19N, 143-54E), attacked by Otori | 83 85 | |||
| 44/03/21 | 44/04/26 | P.H. - refit | 81 | ||
| 44/04/26 | 44/05/?? | sail P.H. > Brisbane | 81 | ||
| 44/05/ ?? | 44/05/29 | Brisbane - refit | 81 | ||
| 44/05/29 | 44/06/11 | patro09: carry ammo, oil and dry stores to Mindanao | 81 | ||
| 44/06/05 | patro09: lands supplies at Tucuran, Mindanao | 85 | |||
| 44/06/11 | 44/06/12 | Brisbane - refit | 81 | ||
| 44/06/12 | 44/06/27 | patro10: carry ammo, oil and dry stores to Negros, evacuate | 81 | ||
| 44/06/20 | patro10: land supplues, embark evacuees from Negros and Panay Is. | 85 | |||
| 44/06/27 | 44/06/30 | Darwin - refit | 81 | ||
| 44/06/30 | 44/07/27 | patro11: reconn.& stores on North Pandan Is, suppy Leyte & Mindanao | 81 | ||
| 44/07/09 | patro11: lands men and supplies on Padan Is. off W Mindoro | 85 | |||
| 44/09/25 | patro12: grounded on Iuisan Shoal - land supplies on Cebu | 81 85 | |||
| 44/09/30 | patro12: land supplies, embark evacuees from Libertad, Panay Is. | 85 | |||
| 44/10 | King2 | patro: off Philippines | |||
| 44/10/23 | 44/10/25 | King2 | patro: lands men and supplies on E coast of Luzon | 85 | |
| 44/10/27 | patro: lands men and supplies on E Luzon | 85 | |||
| 45/01 | 45/01/30 | patro14 | 81 | ||
| 45/01/20 | patro14: land supplies on S Mindoro | 85 | |||
| 45/01/23 | patro14: land supplies on E Mindoro | 85 | |||
| 45/02 | leftPac | ||||
| 45/06/30 | decommissioned | 81 | |||
| 45/07/25 | struck from Navy List | 81 | |||