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SS-207 Grampus
United States Navy submarine
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Tambor 1940/02/14
Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn. 		1940/12/23 1941/05/23 1943/03/05
sunk
Namesake: druh plýskavice - Grampus griseus
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07 41/12/22   AtlFlt/SubRon7/SubDiv71 Portsmouth Naval Shipyard - post shakedown overhaul   82  114 
41/12/22       sail Portsmouth > Panama Canal > Mare Island   66 
42/01       joinPac  
42/02/01 42/02/08     P.H.   66  81 
42/02/08 42/04/04     patro01: reconnaissance Kwajalein, Wotje   66 
42/03/04       patro01: sinking AO Kaijo Maru #2 (8632 BRT - JANAC) 145 nm S of Truk (00-56N, 149-31E)   82  83  85
42/05       Fremantle - refit   82 
42/05 42/09?     patro02 + patro03: off Truk, Luzon, Mindoro   66 
42/05/17       patro02: gun fight with IJN PC - hit to fairwater off Truk (08-02N, 151-03E)   82  85 
42/09 42/10/02     Fremantle Submarine Base   66 
42/10/02 42/11/23     patro04: Solomons - land coastal watchers on Vella Lavella & Choiseul   66 
42/10/14       patro04: lands Australian coastwatchers on Vella Lavella   85 
42/10/18       patro04: torpedoes Jura (07-47S, 157-19E) - dud torpedo   82  85 
42/10/19       patro04: lands Australian coastwatchers on Choiseul Is.   85 
42/11/06       patro04: shell IJN DD   82 
42/11/23 42/12/14     Fremantle - refit   66 
42/12/14 43/01/19     patro05: across IJN ships acces lines - 41 contacts, no kill confirmed   66 
42/12/19       patro05: attacking cargo (6000 BRT) + DD   82 
43/01/10       patro05: shell 2 cargos   82 
43/01/19 43/02/12     Brisbane   66 
43/02/09 43/03/05     patro06: Blackett Strait   66 
43/02/11       patro06: deprted Brisbane with Grayback   82 
43/02/18       patro06: damaging AP Keijo Maru (6442 BRT) off Wide Bay, New Britain (05-04S, 152-18E)   82  85 
43/02/19       patro06: plane(955.kokutai) report submarine kill in Grampus area   66 
43/02/19       patro06: disabling APV Keijo Maru (04-55S, 152-26E)   85 
43/02/27       patro06: damaging CM W-22 off Kolombangara   85 
43/03/04       patro06: Grayback reports seeing Grampus   66 
43/03/05       patro06: sunk(Minegumo,Murakumo) off New Britania - Blackett Strait   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1943/06/21 - struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 3 Battle Stars (for patrols 1,4,5), 1/8636
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