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SS-191 Sculpin
United States Navy submarine
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Sargo 1937/09/07
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 		1938/07/27 1939/01/16 1943/11/19
sunk
Namesake: vrankovitá ryba - A spiny, large-headed, broad-mouthed, usually scaleless fish of the family Cottidae. Several species are found on the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America.
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     AsiaFlt/SubRon20/SubDiv22 Cavite   82  114 
41/12/08 41/12/10   3 patro01: escort Langley + AO Pecos to San Bernardino Strait   82 
41/12/10 42/01/22   3 patro01: N of Luzon   82 
42/01/10     3 patro01: damaging freighter (5000) - possibly Akita Maru (3817 BRT)   82  66 
42/01/22 42/01/30   3 Surabaya - refit   82 
42/01/30 42/02/28     patro02: Sea of Molucca   82  66 
42/02/04       patro02: disabling Suzukaze (grounded to avoid sinking) S of Kendari (04-00S, 123-00E)   82  66  85
42/02/06       patro02: attacking cruiser   82 
42/02/17       patro02: damaged (depth charges) > sail to Exmouth Bay for repairs   82 
42/02/28 42/03/??     Exmouth Gulf - repairs   82  66 
42/03/ ?? 42/03/13     Fremantle   82 
42/03/13 42/04/27     patro03: Molucca Sea - no hit (torpedo defects)   82 
42/03/28       patro03: attacking large cargo   66 
42/04/01       patro03: attacking ship   66 
42/04/27 42/05/29     Fremantle - refit   82 
42/05/29 42/07/17     patro04: South China Sea   82 
42/06/08       patro04: attacking cargo (torpedo defect)   66 
42/06/13       patro04: damaging freighter (4000 BRT) near Balabac Strait   82  66 
42/06/14       patro04: attacking 2 AO (both 8000 BRT)   82 
42/06/19       patro04: damaging freighter (7000 BRT) off Cape Varella   82  66 
42/07/17 42/09/08     Fremantle - refit   82 
42/09/08 42/10/26     patro05: Bismarcks   82 
42/09/28       patro05: damaging Nisshin E of Kokoda Is., damaged(depth charges) (03-47S, 151-36E)   82  85 
42/10/07       patro05: sinking AP Naminoue Maru (4731 BRT - JANAC) off Rabaul (03-14S, 150-01E)   82  83  85
42/10/14       patro05: sinking AO Sumijoshi Maru (1921 BRT - JANAC) 75 nm SE of Kavieng (03-51S, 151-21E)   82  83  85
42/10/18       patro05: attacking freighter (4000 BRT)   82 
42/10/26 42/11/18     Brisbane - refit   82 
42/11/18 43/01/08     patro06: off Truk   82 
42/12/11       patro06: attacked by plane   82 
42/12/18       patro06: hunting CV > attacked by DDs (guns, depth charges)   82 
42/12/19       patro06: damaging AO (7500 BRT)   82 
43/01/08 43/01/??     P.H.   82 
43/02/ 43/05     MINY - overhaul   82 
43/05/09 43/05/24     P.H.   82 
43/05/24 43/07/04     patro07: off Honshu   82 
43/06/09       patro07: attacking 2 CV & cruiser off Sofu Gan Is.   82  66 
43/06/09       patro07: sinking cargo Sagami Maru (135 BRT)   82 
43/06/14       patro07: damaging freighter (4500) - attacked by escort   82 
43/06/19       patro07: sinking patrol boat Mijasho Maru Nr. 1 and AK Sagami Maru off Inubozaki (37-11N, 142-30E)   82  85 
43/07/04 43/07/25     Midway - refit   82 
43/07/25 43/09/17     patro08: Formosa Strait   82 
43/08/09       patro08: sinking AP/AK Sekko Maru (3183 BRT - JANAC) off NE coast of Formosa (24-55N, 122-00E)   82  66  85
43/08/16 43/08/17     patro08: Formosa Strait - evade ASW patrol craft   66 
43/08/21       patro08: attacking armed cargo ship - torpedo failure   66 
43/09/0?       patro08: reconn Marcus Is enroute home   82 
43/09/01       patro08: attacking ship - torpedo failure   66 
43/09/17 43/11/05     Midway, P.H. - refit, overhaul   82  66 
43/11/05 43/11/19 Galvan   patro09: off Oroluk(off Truk)  
43/11/07       patro09: Johnston Is - refuel   81 
43/11/16       patro09: arrived Truk area   66 
43/11/18       patro09: hunting large convoy   82 
43/11/19       patro09: sunk(Jamagumo) N of Truk (00-00N, 152-50E) attacking convoy - 42 survivors > POW   82  85 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 00-00N, 152-50E; 1943/12/30 presumed lost, 1944/03/25 struck
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 8 Battle Stars, Philippine PUC, 9 patrols 3/9835
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