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SS-169 Dolphin
United States Navy submarine
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Dolphin
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
1932/03/06 1932/06/01 1946/08/26
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Namesake: "delfín, makrela zlatá" - A gregarious aquatic mammal having a pointed muzzle, and found in most oceans; also, a swift, spiny-finned fish having a long dorsal fin and iridescent body, and found throughout warm seas.
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     ScoutForPac/SubRon4/SubDiv42 P.H.   114 
41/12/1? 41/12/2?     search for IJN SS off P.H.   66 
41/12/24 42/02/03     patro01: reconn Marshalls   66 
42/01       patro01: reconn Kwajalein   66 
42/02/03 42/05/14     P.H. - refit, repairs   66 
42/05/14 42/07/24   7.1/SubRon4/SubDiv42 patro02: W of Midway  
42/06/08 42/06/11   7.1/SubRon4/SubDiv42 patro02: Midway - replenish   66 
42/07/24 42/10/12     P.H. - refit   66 
42/10/12 42/12/05     patro03: Kuriles   66 
43/01 44/01/29     P.H. - training duty   66 
44/01/29 44/02     sail from P.H. to Panama   66 
44/02       leftPac   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: ex V-7
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 2 Battle Stars
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