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SS-172 Porpoise
United States Navy submarine
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Porpoise 1933/10/27
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
1935/06/20 1935/08/15 1957/05/14
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Namesake: Any of several small gregarious toothed whales (genus "Phocaena").
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07 41/12/1?   AsiaFlt/SubRon20/SubDiv203 Olongapo - refit - changing accumulator   66  114 
41/12/20 41/12/22     Manila   66 
41/12/22 42/01/31     patro01: Lingayen Gulf, South China Sea   66 
42/01 42/02   3     81 
42/01/31 42/02/09     Surabaya - refit   66 
42/02/09 42/03/30     patro02: Netherland East Indies - sinking cargo   66 
42/03/30 42/04/26     P.H. - refit   66 
42/04/26 42/06/17     patro03: Netherland East Indies   66 
42/05/08       patro03: damaged by depth charges off Ceram, Moluccas (03-50N, 129-57E)   85 
42/06/17 42/10     MINY - ovehrhaul   66 
42/11/30 43/01/15     patro04: Honshu coast   66 
43/01/01       patro04: sinking AK s/s Renzan Maru (4999 BRT) NE of Honshu (39-11N, 142-02E)   66  85 
43/01/15 43/02/06     Midway - refit   66 
43/02/06 43/04/15     patro05: Jaluit   66 
43/04/04       patro05: sinking cargo Koa Maru (2024 BRT) off Eniwetok (13-10N, 162-05E)   66  85 
43/04/15 43/06/20     P.H. - refit   66 
43/06/20 43/07/28     patro06: recon Taroa Atoll   66 
43/07/19       patro06: sinking AP/AK Mikage Maru #20 (2781 BRT) 50 nm S of Wake Is. (18-45N, 166-04E)   66 
43/07/28 43/08     P.H. - refit   66 
43/08       leftPac - Panama Canal - to training duty   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1956/08/13 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 5 Battle Stars, 6 patrols, 3/9741
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