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SS-211 Gudgeon
United States Navy submarine
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Tambor 1939/11/22
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, Cal. 		1941/01/25 1941/04/21 1944/04
missed
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     ScoutForPac/SubRon6/SubDiv61 off Lahaina Roads on special exercises   66  114 
41/12/09 41/12/11     P.H.   82 
41/12/11 42/01/30     patro01: Inland Sea   66 
42/01/02       patro01: entered Inland Sea  
42/01/04       patro01: attacking ship in Inland Sea  
42/01/09       patro01: attacking ship in Inland Sea  
42/01/27       patro01: sinking I-73 (JANAC) 240 nm W of Midway (28-24N, 178-35E)   82  83  85
42/01/30 42/02/22     P.H. - refit   66 
42/02/22 42/04/15     patro02: East China Sea  
42/03/04?       patro02: attacked by SBD (VB-6 or VS-6) off Marcus Is   82 
42/03/26       patro02: sinking freighter (4000 BRT - JANAC)   66  82  83
42/03/27       patro02: sinking freighter Nissho Maru (6526 BRT - JANAC) SE of Kumun Is (33-50N, 127-33E)   66  83  85
42/04/15 42/05/18     P.H. - overhaul, refit   82 
42/05/18 42/06/14   7.1 patro03: xMidway - W of Midway   66 
42/06/14 42/07/11     P.h. - refit   66 
42/07/11 42/09/02     patro04: sail P.H. > Fremantle - order to patrol off Truk   66 
42/08/03       patro04: sinking Naniwa Maru (4858 BRT - JANAC) off Rabaul (07-37N, 150-11E)   82  83  85
42/08/17       patro04: damaging AOs Shinkoku M. and Nichiei M. from 4 ships convoy NW of Truk (07-43N, 151-13E)   66  82  85
42/09/02 42/10/08     Fremantle - refit   66  82 
42/10/08 42/12/01     patro05   66 
42/10/21       patro05: sinking AP Choko M.(8783 BRT - JANAC) 110 nm NNW of Rabaul (03-30S, 150-30E)   66  83  85
42/11/11       patro05: damaging some ships from seven ship convoy   66 
42/12/01 42/12/27     Fremantle - refit   66 
42/12/27 43/02/18     patro06   66 
43/01/14       patro06: land six guerilla men on Cape Catmon, Negros Is   66 
43/01/26       patro06: damaged by depth charges in Banda Strait (03-59S, 127-54E)   85 
43/02/09       patro06: diverted to Timor Island for rescue action   66 
43/02/10       patro06: rescued 28 men-Australian, English, Portuguese, and Filipino   66 
43/02/18 43/03/13     Fremantle - refit   82 
43/03/13 43/04/01?     patro07:  
43/03/22       patro07: sinking AK Meigen M. (5434 BRT - JANAC) from convoy 30 nm N of Surabaya (06-31S, 112-47E)   66  82  85
43/03/22       patro07: damaging 2 ships  
43/03/24       patro07: disabling (gun) patrol   82 
43/03/29       patro07: sinking AO Toho M. (9987 BRT - JANAC) in Makassar Strait (00-00N, 118-18E)   66  82  85
43/03/29       patro07: damaging Kyoei Maru (1192 BRT) (00-54N, 119-01E)   82  85 
43/04/01? 43/04/15     Australia   66 
43/04/15 43/05/25     patro08: Fremantle > P.H.   66  82 
43/04/26       patro08: attacking feighter (cca 9000 BRT)   82 
43/04/28       patro08: sinking AH Kamakura M. (17520 JANAC) SE of Cagajan 30 nm SW Panay (10-18N, 121-44E)   66  82  85
43/04/30       patro08: landed six guerrillas + 3 tons of cargo on Panay Island   66 
43/05/04       patro08: sinking (guns) trawler Naku Maru W of Panay (10-11N, 121-43E)   66  85 
43/05/05       patro08: sinking (guns) coastal steamer - JANAC denied   82 
43/05/12       patro08: sinking Sumatra M. (5861 BRT - JANAC) off Panay Is. (12-43N, 124-08E)   66  82  85
43/05/25       arrived P.H. - sent to San Francisco for overhaul   66 
43/06? 43/08?     Mare Island Naval Shipyard   66 
43/09/01 43/10/06     patro09: sinking Taiau Maru, seriously damaged several others   66 
43/09/16       patro09: sinking (gun) CM Fumi Maru off Rota Is., Marianas (13-50N, 145-02E)   82  85 
43/09/28       patro09: sinking AK Taian M. (3158 BRT - JANAC) 10 nm NW of Tanapag Harbor, Saipan (15-22N, 145-38E)   82  83  85
43/09/29       patro09: damaging PG Santo Maru (3266 BRT) off Saipan (15-28N, 145-57E)   82  85 
43/10/06 43/10/31     Midway   66 
43/10/31 43/12/11     patro10: along China coast   66 
43/11/23       patro10: sinking frig. Wakamija (870 BRT - JANAC) off Susan Is (28-38N, 122-00E)   66  85 
43/11/23       patro10: sinking transport Nekka Maru (6783 BRT - JANAC) off Susan Is. (28-38N, 122-00E)   66  82  85
43/11/23       patro10: damaging AOs Icijo Maru, Gojo Maru   82  85 
43/12/11 44/01/??     P.H. - refit   82 
44/01 44/03/05     patro11:   66 
44/02/02       patro11: attacking damaged carrier   66 
44/02/11       patro11: finishing Satsuma Maru (3091) (damaged by B-25s) off Wenchow, China (27-38N, 121-15E)   82  85 
44/03/05 44/04/04     P.H.   66 
44/04/04       patro12   66 
44/04/07       patro12: Johnston Is., - last message   66 
44/04/07       patro12: Johnston Is - refuel   82 
44/04/18       patro12: sunk(901 kokutai) SW of Iwojima (22-44N, 143-25E)   85 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1944/06/07 presumed lost
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 11 Battle Stars, 12 patrols, PUC (patrols 1-7); 12/71047, I-173,Wakamija(freg); 15th in tonnage
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