SS-203 Tuna
United States Navy submarine
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Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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Tambor | 1939/07/19 Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, Cal. | 1940/10/02 | 1941/01/02 | 1948/09/25
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Namesake: velky tuòák - Any of numerous large, vigorous, spiny-finned fishes including some highly esteemed for sport and food. | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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41/12/07 | 42/01/07 |   | ScoutForPac/SubRon6/SubDiv61 | MINY - drydock - repairs |   81  66  114 |
42/01/1? | 42/01/26 |   |   | P.H. - training |   66  |
42/01/26 | 42/03/21 |   |   | patro01: East China Sea |   66  |
42/03/04 |   |   |   | patro01: sinking AK (4000 BRT) |   66  |
42/03/21 | 42/04/14 |   |   | P.H. - refit |   66  |
42/04/14 | 42/06/16 |   |   | patro02: Honshu |   66  |
42/05/15 |   |   |   | patro02: sinking AP Toyohara Maru (805 BRT) 65 nm off Sohuksando, Korea (33-34N, 125-09E) |   66  85  |
42/06/16 | 42/07/13 |   |   | P.H. - refit |   66  |
42/07/13 | 43/09/05 |   | 8.5.12 | patro03: Aleutians |   66  |
42/08/09 |   |   | 8.5.12 | patro03: sighted I class submarine |   81  66  |
42/08/25 | 42/08/27 | Firepl | 8.5.12 | patro03: carry 7 US Army mens from Dutch Harbor to Kuluk Bay |   66  |
42/09/05 | 42/11/09 |   |   | P.H. - refit, overhaul |   66  |
42/11/09 | 42/12/29? |   |   | patro04: New Georgia |   66  |
42/12/12 |   |   |   | patro04: attacking DD off New Georgia |   66  |
42/12/29? | 43/01/18 |   |   | Brisbane - refit |   66  |
43/01/18 | 43/02/07 |   |   | patro05: Vella Lavella |   66  |
43/01/24 |   |   |   | patro05: arrived Vella Lavella |   66  |
43/02/01 |   |   |   | patro05: moved to Buka area |   66  |
43/02/07 | 43/03/04 |   |   | Brisbane - refit |   66  |
43/03/04 | 43/04/20 |   |   | patro06: Bismarcks |   66  |
43/03/16 |   |   |   | patro06: ordered to shift to Mussau <> Manus lanes |   66  |
43/03/30 |   |   |   | patro06: sinking AK Kurohime Maru (4697 BRT) from convoy N of Manus (00-22S, 147-46E) |   66  85  |
43/04/04 |   |   |   | patro06: moved to Rabaul lanes |   66  |
43/04/20 | 43/05/1? |   |   | Brisbane - refit |   66  |
43/05/1 ? | 43/07/0?? |   |   | patro07: Wakde |   66  |
43/05/19 |   |   |   | patro07: attacked by IJN SS |   66  |
43/05/2?? |   |   |   | patro07: prepare to shell Wakde - forced away by PC's presence |   66  |
43/07 | 43/07/29 |   |   | Brisbane - refit |   66  |
43/07/29 |   |   |   | patro08: damaged by RAAF PBY off Woodlark Is. (08-02S, 152-07E) > terminate patrol |   66  85  |
43/07/29 | 43/08/21 |   |   | Brisbane - repairs |   66  |
43/08/21 | 43/10/14 |   |   | patro08: South China Sea |   66  85  |
43/09/23 |   |   |   | patro08: attacking AK Shinwa Maru 160 nm NE of Kuantan (04-50N, 105-50) |   85  |
43/10/14 | 43/11/07 |   |   | Fremantle - refit (AS-14 Pelias) |   66  |
43/11/07 | 44/01 |   |   | patro09: Java Sea, Flores Sea |   66  |
43/11/21 |   |   |   | patro09: damaging freighter |   66  |
43/12/12 |   |   |   | patro09: sinking AP Tosei Maru (5484 BRT) N of Halmahera (02-44N, 126-14E) |   66  85  |
44/02 | 44/04/06 |   |   | HPNY - overhaul |   66  |
44/04/24 | 44/06/21 |   |   | patro10: Palaus |   66  |
44/05/04 |   |   |   | patro10: sinking trawler Takima Maru (100 BRT) N of Wake Is. (22-06N, 166-47E) |   66  85  |
44/05/04 |   |   |   | patro10: with Haddock pick up confidential docs. from Takima M. |   66  |
44/05/14 |   |   |   | patro10: shell Faisi Is. |   66  |
44/06/21 | 44/07/15 |   |   | Majuro - refit |   66  |
44/07/15 | 44/09/05 |   |   | patro11: Shikoku, Kjushu |   66  |
44/09/05 | 44/10/08 |   |   | P.H. - refit |   66  |
44/10/08 | 44/12/02 | King2 | 17/Roach's Riders | patro12: Luzon area |   66  |
44/12/02 | 45/01/06 |   |   | Saipan - refit |   66  |
45/01/06 | 45/03/13 |   |   | patro13: W of Borneo |   66  |
45/01/28 | 45/01/30 |   |   | patro13: recon. NE coast of Borneo |   66  |
45/03/02 | 45/03/04 |   |   | patro13: land personel and cargo near Labuk Bay |   66  |
45/03/13 | 45/04/13 |   |   | Fremantle - refit, training |   66  |
45/05 | 45/09/14 |   |   | Subic Bay, Saipan |   66  |