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SS-196 Searaven
United States Navy submarine
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Sargo 1938/08/09
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
1939/06/21 1939/10/02 1949/09/11
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Namesake: kormorán velký - A sculpin of the northern Atlantic coast of America.
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     AsiaFlt/SubRon20/SubDiv202 Sangley Point, Luzon   114 
41/12/1? 42/03??     patro01, patro02: supply troops on Bataan, Corregidor   66 
42/01 42/02   3     81 
42/02/03       patro02: damaging DD   66 
42/03 42/04     evacuation of Philippines  
42/04/02 42/04/25     patro03: Timor Is.   66 
42/04/17       patro03: off Timor - saved 32 RAAF mens escaped from capture   66 
42/04/23       patro03: disabeld by fires in main power cubicle sail to Fremantle?   66 
42/04/25 42/??     ?? Fremantle ?? - repairs   66 
42/06??? 42/08???     patro04   66 
42/09?? 42/11/24     patro05: reports 23400 BRT sunk, 6853 BRT damaged - unconfirmed   66 
42/10/11       patro05: sinking German blockade runner Regensburg in Sunda Strait   85 
42/11/17       patro05: sinking AP Nissei Maru in Flying Fish Cove off Christmas Is. (10-24S, 105-41E)   85 
42/11/24 42/12/18     Fremantle - refit   66 
42/12/18 43/02/10     patro06: Banda Sea, Ceram Sea, Palaus   66 
42/12/30       patro06: lands agents on S coast of Ceram Is., N.E.I.   85 
43/01/01?       patro06: sinking AM Icukushima - not confirmed   66 
43/01/09       patro06: sinking AK s/s Jubae Maru off Palau (07-38N, 134-12E)   85 
43/01/14       patro06: sinking AK Shiraha Maru and PC Ganjicu Maru #1 from convoy NW of Palau (09-12N, 130-38E)   66  85 
43/01/17       patro06: damaging Gokoku Maru off Palau (07-52N, 134-02E) - dud torpedo   85 
43/02/10 43/02/12     P.H.   66 
43/02/2? 43/05/07     MINY - overhaul   66 
43/05/25 43/06/07     P.H.   66 
43/06/07 43/07/29     patro07: Marianas, Marcus Is. recon. - no attacks   66 
43/07/29 43/08/23     Midway - refit   66 
43/08/23 43/10/06     patro08: NE of Honshu - no attacks   66 
43/10/06 43/11/06     P.H. - refit   66 
43/11/06 43/12/06 Galvan   patro09: off Oroluc, Truk   82  66 
43/11/25       patro09: sinking AO Toa Maru (10052 BRT) N of Ponape (08-22N, 158-00E)   66  85 
43/12/06 44/01/17     P.H. - refit   66 
44/01/17 44/03/03     patro10: recon. Eniwetok, lifeguard (Marshalls, Marianas,Truk strikes)   66 
44/02/16 44/02/18 Hailst   patro: lifeguard N of Truk  
44/03/03 44/03/26     Midway - refit   66 
44/03/26 44/05     patro11: Nanpo Shoto - sinking 2 ships - unconfirmed   66 
44/04/17       patro11: sinking AM Noshiro Maru 120 nm S of Hahajima (26-01N, 142-14E)   85 
44/05 44/08     PHNY - overhaul   66 
44/09 44/10     patro12: Kuriles   66 
44/09/21       patro12: sinking AK Rizan Maru from convoy 45 nm NE of Cape Terpenija, Sakhalin (49-13N, 145-30E)   66  85 
44/09/25       patro12: sinking (guns) 2 trawlers, 8 sampans - Hirota Maru #1 off SW tip of Etoforu   66  85 
44/09/27       patro12: damaging Momi of Etoforu, Kuriles (45-44N, 148-41E)   85 
44/10/28 44/12/12   wolfpack Fennomints patro13: Bashi Channel - sinking AP and AO   81  66 
44/12/??       > school ship  
44/12/03     wolfpack Fennomints patro13: torpedoed (with Searaven) AO Harima Maru from convoy SE of Hainan Is.   81  85 
44/12/04       patro13: no torpedoes > sail for Midway   81 
45/08/07       ASW exercises with Yarnall and Camp out of P.H.   125 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1948/10/21 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 10 Battle Stars, 13 patrols, 3/20492
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