SS-208 Grayback
United States Navy submarine
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Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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Tambor | 1940/04/03 Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn. | 1941/01/31 | 1941/06/30 | 1944/02/27
sunk | |
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TTD differences from class:43/09: 1x127/51 cal, 2x20 | |||||
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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 |   |   | AtlFlt/SubRon7/SubDiv71 | Portsmouth |   114  |
42/01/?? |   |   |   | joinPac |   66  |
42/02/08 | 42/08/15 |   |   | Portsmouth sail to P.H. |   66  |
42/02/15 | 42/04/10 |   |   | patro01: off Saipan and Guam |   66  |
42/02/22 |   |   |   | patro01: attacked by IJN I-class submarine |   66  |
42/03/17 |   |   |   | patro01: sinking AK Ishikari Maru (3291 BRT-JANAC) 6 nm W of Port Lloyd, Cicijima (27-05N, 142-05E) |   66  83  85 |
42/04/10 | 42/05/? |   |   | P.H. - refit |   82  |
42/05? | 42/06/22 |   |   | patro02 |   66  |
42/06/22 | 42/07/?? |   |   | Framantle - refit |   66  |
42/07/? | 42/11/? |   |   | patro03, patro04 - South China Sea, St. George´s Passage |   66  |
42/10/31 |   |   |   | patro04: damaging AK Noto Maru (7191 BRT) off Rabaul (04-37S, 152-30E) |   82  85  |
42/11/? | 42/12/07 |   |   | Fremantle - refit |   82  |
42/12/07 | 43/01/23 |   |   | patro05 |   66  |
42/12/14 |   |   |   | patro05: appendoctomy at the sea bottom performed |   66  |
42/12/24 |   |   |   | patro05: sinking (guns) 4 barges |   66  82  |
42/12/25 |   |   |   | patro05: attacking IJN submarine |   66  |
43/01/03 |   |   |   | patro05: sinking I-18 or I-181 ?? |   66  |
43/01/04 | 43/01/05 |   |   | patro05: off Munda - TF 67 gunnery control ship |   |
43/01/05 |   |   |   | patro05: off Munda-lifeguard 6 aviators (B-26 crew) > NC for CO Stepha |   66  82  |
43/01/17 |   |   |   | patro05: disabled(depth) attacking IJN destroyer escorting maru |   66  |
43/01/23 | 43/02/16 |   |   | Brisbane |   66  |
43/02/16 | 43/04/04 |   |   | patro06: Bismarck - Solomons area |   66  |
43/03/13 |   |   |   | patro06: damaging AP Noshiro Maru 100 nm NW of Bismarck Is. (00-10S, 151-06E) |   85  |
43/04/04 | 43/04/25 |   |   | Brisbane |   66  |
43/04/25 | 43/05/30 |   |   | patro07 |   66  |
43/05/11 |   |   |   | patro07-sinking Jodogawa M.(6441-JANAC) (reported by Albacore) 125 nm NW of Kavieng (00-47S, 149-02E |   66  82  85 |
43/05/16 |   |   |   | patro07: disabling Jugiri NW of Kavieng off Mussau is (01-00S, 148-44W) |   66  82  85 |
43/05/17 |   |   |   | patro07: sinking England Maru (5829 BRT - JANAC) from convoy |   66  82  83 |
43/05/17 |   |   |   | patro07: damaging freighter |   66  |
43/05/30 |   |   |   | arrived P.H. |   66  |
43/05/31? |   |   |   | sail P.H. > San Francisco for overhaul |   66  |
43/06/? | 43/08/? |   |   | Mare Island Naval Shipyard - overhaul - 5´´/51 added |   66  82  |
43/09/12 |   |   |   | arrived P.H. |   66  |
43/09/26 | 43/11/10 |   | wolfpack Momsen | patro08: China Sea - wolfpack with Cero & Shad |   66  |
43/10/01 |   |   | wolfpack Momsen | patro08: Midway - sail to East China Sea |   66  |
43/10/02 |   |   | wolfpack Momsen | patro08: finishing transport (9000 BRT) disabled by Shad |   66  |
43/10/10 |   |   | wolfpack Momsen | patro08: attacking AP Hokozaki Maru 270 nm NNW of Iwojima (28-41N, 138-32E) |   85  |
43/10/14 |   |   | wolfpack Momsen | patro08: sinking AO Kozui M.(7072-JANAC) in South China S (27-35N, 127-30e) |   66  82  85 |
43/10/22 |   |   | wolfpack Momsen | patro08: sinking AP (ex-CL) Awata Maru(8730 BRT - JANAC) in South China Sea (26-40N, 125-00E) |   66  82  85 |
43/10/27 |   |   |   | patro08: sinking/share(Shad) Fuji Maru (9138 BRT) |   82  |
43/11/10 |   |   |   | patro08: Midway |   66  |
43/11/12 | 43/12/02 |   |   | P.H. - refit |   82  |
43/12/02 | 44/01/04 |   |   | patro09: from P.H. to East China Sea and back to P.H. |   66  |
43/12/18 |   |   |   | patro09: sinking Gyokurei Maru (5588 BRT - JANAC) ENE of Naha, Okinawa (26-30N, 128-19E) |   66  82  85 |
43/12/18 |   |   |   | patro09: disabling 2 ships off Nancey Is |   |
43/12/19 |   |   |   | patro09: sinking Numakaze 50 nm ENE of Naha, Okinawa (26-30N, 128-26E) |   |
43/12/21 |   |   |   | patro09: sinking AP/AK Konan Maru (2627 BRT - JANAC) from convoy SSW of Kagoshima (30-26N, 129-58E) |   66  82  85 |
43/12/21 |   |   |   | patro09: sinking AN Kashiva M. (515 BRT - JANAC) from convoy SSW of Kagoshima (30-26N, 129-58E) |   92  83  85 |
43/12/22 |   |   |   | patro09: attacking convoy - out of torpedoes > sail back to P.H. |   66  |
43/12/27 |   |   |   | patro09: sinking fishing boat by deck gun |   66  82  |
44/01/04 | 44/01/28 |   |   | P.H. - refit |   82  |
44/01/28 | 44/02/27 |   |   | patro10: from P.H. to East China Sea |   66  |
44/02/03 |   |   |   | patro10: Midway - refit |   82  |
44/02/19 |   |   |   | patro10: sinking AK Taikei Maru (4739 BRT - JANAC) SW of Takao, Formosa (21-48N, 119-50E) |   66  82  85 |
44/02/19 |   |   |   | patro10: sinking AK Toshin Maru (1917 BRT - JANAC) SW of Takao, Formosa (21-46N, 120-06E) |   66  82  85 |
44/02/24 |   |   |   | patro10: sinking AO Nampo M.(10033 -JANAC) 20 nm E of Formosa (24-20N, 122-25E) |   66  82  85 |
44/02/24 |   |   |   | patro10: damaging AP Asama Maru (16975 BRT) 60nm SE of Keelung, Formosa (24-15N, 122-19E) |   82  85  |
44/02/25 |   |   |   | patro10: only 2 torpedoes > ordered back to base |   82  |
44/02/26 |   |   |   | patro10: damaged by aircraft East China Sea 65 nm ESE of Naha, Okinawa (25-47N, 128-45E) |   85  |
44/02/27 |   |   |   | patro10: sinking AK Ceylon Maru(4905 BRT - JANAC) 130 nm SW of Sasebo (31-50N, 127-45E) |   66  82  85 |
44/02/27 |   |   |   | patro10: sunk(plane) East China Sea |   |