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SS-212 Gato
United States Navy submarine
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Gato | 1940/10/05 Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn. | 1941/08/21 | 1941/12/31 | 1960/07/25
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| TTD differences from class:42/09: 1x76, Ms 9; 43/09: 1x102/50cal, 2x20; 44/11: 1x102/50 cal, 1x40, 2x20 | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 42/03 | joinPac | 66 | |||
| 42/03/23 | damaged by airship TC-13 in San Francisco Bay entrance | 85 | |||
| 42/04/20 | 42/05/24 | patro01: off Marshalls | 66 | ||
| 42/05/04 | patro01: attacking Taijo | 66 | |||
| 42/05/25 | 42/06 | 7.1 | patro01: W of Midway | 66 | |
| 42/07/02 | 42/08/29 | patro02: between Kuriles and Aleutians | 66 | ||
| 42/08/15 | patro02: sinking Kinka Maru 51-05ŽN, 162-07ŽE | 66 81 | |||
| 42/08/29 | 42/09/04 | Dutch Harbor | |||
| 42/09/04 | 42/12/23 | patro03: from Kiska > Midway > P.H. > Truk > Brisbane | 66 81 | ||
| 42/12/06 | patro03: attacking convoy off Truk | 66 | |||
| 42/12/23 | 43/01/13 | Brisbane - refit | 66 | ||
| 43/01/13 | 43/02/26 | patro04: off Bismarck Is | |||
| 43/01/21 | patro04: sinking AP Kenkon Maru E of Kieta, Bougainville (06-12S, 155-51E) | 66 85 | |||
| 43/01/29 | patro04: sinking AK Niciun Maru off New Georgia 06-22S, 156-04E) | 66 85 | |||
| 43/02/15 | patro04: sinking store ship Suruja Maru in Bougainville Strait (06-27S, 156-02E) | 66 85 | |||
| 43/02/19 | patro04: disabling AE Hibari Maru E of Bougainville (06-27S, 156-05E) | 85 | |||
| 43/03/19 | 43/06/06 | patro05 | 66 | ||
| 43/03/29 | patro05: landed Australian Intelligence party at Toep, Bougainville | 66 | |||
| 43/03/29 | patro05: evacuated 27 children, 9 mothers, and 3 nuns from Toep Is., Solomons | 66 | |||
| 43/03/31 | patro05: transferring evacuees to SC-531 off Ramos, Florida Is | 66 | |||
| 43/04/01 | patro05: damaged (depth charges) between Tanga and Lihir Islands (03-08S, 153-00E) > emer. repairs | 66 85 | |||
| 43/04/11 | 43/04/20 | patro05: temporary repairs in Brisbane | 66 | ||
| 43/04/29 | patro05: lands coast wathcers at Teop Is. Solomons, evacuate missionaries | 85 | |||
| 43/05/29 | patro05: Toep Harbor -land Australian commandos | 66 | |||
| 43/06 | patro05: Solomons transport evacuated to Ramos, Florida Is | 66 | |||
| 43/06 | patro05: reconnaissance Tarawa | 66 | |||
| 43/06/06 | P.H. | 66 | |||
| 43/07 | 43/08 | Mare Island Naval Shipyard - overhaul | 66 | ||
| 43/08/22 | 43/09/06 | P.H. | 66 | ||
| 43/09/06 | 43/10/28 | patro06: Truk > Bougnaiville > Brisbane | 66 | ||
| 43/10/08 | patro06: damaging AK Amagisan M. (dud torp.), attacked (Hijodori) 100 nm S of Truk (05-34N, 152-10E) | 85 | |||
| 43/10/19 | patro06: attacking convoy - sinking AP Tsunashima Maru betw Truk and Kavieng (01-26N, 148-36E) | 66 85 | |||
| 43/10/28 | 43/11/18 | Brisbane | 66 | ||
| 43/11/18 | 44/01/10 | patro07: North of Bismarck Archipelago | 66 | ||
| 43/11/30 | patro07: sinking/share(Ray) AP Columbia Maru 330 nm NW of Manus (01-54N, 143-26E) | 66 85 | |||
| 43/12/02 | patro07: shooting floatplane | 66 | |||
| 43/12/16 | patro07: rescued a Japanese soldier from a life-raft | 66 | |||
| 43/12/20 | patro07: sinking AP Cuneshima Maru from convoy N of Admiraltys (01-26N, 148-36E) | 66 85 | |||
| 43/12/20 | patro07: damaging another ship from convoy - damaged by Otori | 66 85 | |||
| 44/01/10 | 44/02/02 | Milne Bay, New Guinea | 66 | ||
| 44/02/02 | 44/04/01 | patro08: Bismarck-New Guinea-Truk area | 66 | ||
| 44/02/15 | patro08: sinking trawler Taijo Maru #3 off Rabaul (04-00N, 150-10E) | 66 85 | |||
| 44/02/22 | patro08: sinking AR Jamashiro Maru off Truk (07-13N, 151-38E) | 85 | |||
| 44/02/26 | patro08: sinking AP/AK Daigen Maru #3 140 nm NW of Hollandia (01-51N, 139-00E) | 66 85 | |||
| 44/03/12 | patro08: sinking cargo ship Okinojama Maru #3 N of New Guinea (01-15S, 133-20E) | 66 85 | |||
| 44/03/2? | 44/04 | patro08: sinking 2 trawlers | 81 | ||
| 44/04/01 | 44/05/30 | P.H. | 66 | ||
| 44/05/30 | 44/06/22 | patro09: carry VAdm Lockwood to Midway, reconnaissance Woleai Is | 66 | ||
| 44/06/11 | 44/06/18 | patro09: lifeguard off Truk | 66 | ||
| 44/06/22 | 44/07/15 | Majuro Atoll | 66 | ||
| 44/07/15 | 44/09/02 | patro10: lifeguard off Cicijima - rescued 2 aviators | 66 | ||
| 44/08/05 | patro10: off Cicijima | 112 | |||
| 44/09/02 | P.H. - sail to Mare Island Naval Shipyard for overhaul | 66 | |||
| 44/10 | 44/12 | Mare Island Navy Shipyard - overhaul | 66 | ||
| 45/01/28 | 45/03/13 | patro11: Yellow Sea - wolfpack with Jallao and Sunfish | 66 | ||
| 45/02/14 | patro11: sinking corv. No.9 off Cedzudo, Yellow Sea (34-48N, 125-28E) | 66 85 | |||
| 45/02/21 | patro11: sinking AK Tairiku Maru 60 nm NW of Mokpo, Korea (35-24N, 125-23E) | 66 85 | |||
| 45/03/13 | 45/04/12 | Guam | 66 | ||
| 45/04/12 | 45/06/03 | patro12: lifeguard to support Iceberg | 66 | ||
| 45/04/22 | 45/04/23 | patro12: attacked by 2 IJN submarines | 66 81 | ||
| 45/04/27 | 45/04/30 | patro: lifeguard off Toi Misaki, Kjushu - rescued 10 USAF aviators | 66 | ||
| 45/04/29 | patro: attacked by A6M off Toi Misaki, Kjushu | 66 | |||
| 45/06/03 | 45/07/08 | P.H. | 66 | ||
| 45/07/08 | 45/08/31 | patro13: lifeguard off Wake E Honshu - wolfpack with Archerfish, Atule | 66 | ||
| 45/08/15 | patro13: attackign sea truck - end of hostilities | 66 | |||
| 45/08/31 | 45/09/03 | Tokio Bay | 66 | ||
| 45/09/02 | Tokio Bay - surrender ceremony | 81 66 | |||