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SS-188 Sargo
United States Navy submarine
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Sargo 1937/05/12
Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn.
1938/06/06 1939/02/07 1947/05/19
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Namesake: A food and gamefish of the porgy family, inhabiting coastal waters of the southern United States
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     AsiaFlt/SubRon20/SubDiv21 Manila Bay   81  114 
41/12/08 42/01/25     patro01: French Indochina, Netherland East Indies - 8 attacks   66 
41/12/14     AsiaFlt patro01: attacking cargo ship in Cam Ranh Bay   66 
42/01 42/02   3     81 
42/01/20       patro01: rescued S-36 crew after she run aground on Taku Reef   66 
42/01/25 42/02/0?     Surabaya - refit - offload torpedoes, load 1mln. .30'cal. rounds   66 
42/02     3 attacking convoy in Java Sea  
42/02/0? 42/02/2?     patro02?: carry ammo to Mindanao,   66 
42/02/14       arrived Polloc Harbor, Mindanao with ammunition, embark 14th BS ground crews   85 
42/02/2 ? 42/02/25     Surabaya   66 
42/02/25 43/03/05     sail from Surabaya to Fremantle with 31 passengers   66 
42/03/04       attacked by RAAF Hudson approaching Fremantle   66  85 
42/03/05 42/06/08     Fremantle   66 
42/06/08 42/08/02     patro04: Gulf of Siam - attacking small AO   66 
42/08/02 42/08/27     Fremantle - refit   66 
42/08/27 42/10/25     patro05: Celebes and South China Seas   66 
42/09/25       patro05: sinking (trpedoes, guns) AK s/s Teibo Maru 180 nm E of Saigon (10-31N, 109-31E)   66  85 
42/10/25 42/11/29     Fremantle - refit   66 
42/11/29 43/01/21     patro06: en route from Fremantle to P.H.   66 
42/12/31       patro06: sinking/prob AO off Tingmon Is. (not confirmed afterwar)   66 
43/01/21       P.H.   66 
43/01/3? 43/04     MINY - overhaul   66 
43/05/10 43/05/27     P.H.   66 
43/05/27 43/07/09     patro07: Truk-Guam, Truk-Saipan shipping lanes   66 
43/06/13       patro07: sinking AP/AK Konan Maru from convoy 250 nm S of Yap (06-08N, 138-28E)   66  85 
43/06/13 43/06/14     patro07: damaged by depth charges (06-40N, 136-59E)   85 
43/06/14       patro07: attacking another cargo from the same convoy   66 
43/07/09 43/08/01     Midway - refit   66 
43/08/01 43/09/15     patro08: N of Truk, Marianas   66 
43/09       sinking 2 ships/6411 in Japan waters  
43/09/15 43/10/15     P.H. - refit   66 
43/10/15 43/12/09     patro09: off Formosa, Philippine Sea   66 
43/11/09       patro09: sinking (torpedoes, guns) AK Tago Maru SE of Formosa (21-40N, 131-12E)   66  85 
43/11/11       patro09: sinking AP Kosei Maru E of Okinawa (27-40N, 130-24E)   66  85 
43/12/09 44/01/26     P.H. - refit   66 
44/0 44/10/13     P.H.   66 
44/01/26 44/03/12     patro10: N of Palaus   66 
44/02/17       patro10: sinking AE Nichhhiro Maru, damaging AO Sata 150 nm NE of Palau (08-50N, 135-40E)   66  85 
44/02/29       patro10: disabling (later sunk) AK Uchide Maru 120 nm W of Palau (08-57N, 132-52E)   66  85 
44/03/12 44/04/07     P.H. - refit   66 
44/04/07 44/05/26     patro11: S of Kjushu, Shikoku, Honshu   66 
44/04/26       patro11: sinking AK Wazan Maru in Kii Suido off Ichie Zaki, Honshu (33-31N, 135-24E)   66  85 
44/05/26 44/06/0?     P.H. - refit   66 
44/06 44/08     MINY - overhaul   66 
44/08/24 44/10/13     P.H.   66 
44/10/13 44/12/07     patro12: Bonins, Rijukjus - damaging 2 trawlers   66 
44/12/07 45/01/13     Majuro - refit, trianing duty   66 
45/01/13 45/08/1?     Eniwetok - ASW training target   66 
45/08/1? 45/08/27     sail from Eniwetok to P.H. > Mare Island   66 
45/08/27 46/06     Mare Island   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1946/07/19 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 8 Battle Stars, 12 patrols, Philippine PUC 7/32777
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