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SS-215 Growler
United States Navy submarine
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Gato 1941/02/10
Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn.
1941/11/02 1942/03/20 1944/11/08
sunk
Namesake: okounek pstruhový
TTD differences from class:42/10: 1x76, 1x20
Camouflage:


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
42/05 42/06   7.3 xMidway - 300 miles N of Oahu   66 
42/06/ ?? 42/06/30     Midway   66 
42/06/24 42/07/17     patro01: Aleutians   66 
42/06/30       patro01: in patrol area   66 
42/07/05       patro01: sinking Arare, damaging Kasumi,Shiranui in Kiska Bay (52-00N, 177-40E)   82  83  85
42/07/17 42/08/05     P.H. - refit   66 
42/08/05 42/09/30     patro02 - Formosa area   66 
42/08/21       patro02: in patrol area   66 
42/08/23       patro02: attacking freighter (5000 BRT)   66 
42/08/25       patro02: sinking PG Senjo Maru (2904 BRT - JANAC) from convoy 20 nm S of Takao (22-33N, 120-10E)   66  82  83
42/08/31       patro02: sinking Eifuku Maru (5866 BRT - JANAC) off Sankaku Is. (25-43N, 122-38E)   82  83  85
42/09/04       patro02: sinking/guns AE Kashino (10360 BRT-JANAC) 50 nm NE of Keelung, Formosa (25-43N, 122-38E)   82  83  85
42/09/07       patro02: sinking AK Taiku Maru (2204 BRT - JANAC) 20 nm NW of Keelung, Formosa (25-31N, 121-38E)   82  83  85
42/09/15 42/09/30     patro02: sail back to P.H.   66 
42/09/30 42/10?     P.H. - refit   66 
42/11/ 42/12/10     patro03: Truk-Rabaul shipping lines   66 
42/12/03 42/12/10     patro03: sail from patrol area to Brisbane   66 
42/12/10 43/01/01     Brisbane - refit   66 
43/01/01 43/02/17     patro04: Truk-Rabaul shipping lanes   66 
43/01/11       patro04: reach patrol area   66 
43/01/16       patro04: sinking AP/AK Tifuku M.(5857-JANAC) 11 nm N of Waton Is. (04-00S, 151-55E)   66  82  85
43/01/31       patro04: attacking gunboat in Bismarck Sea  
43/02/07       patro04: damage - ramming store ship Hajasaki (950 BRT) 70 nm NW of Rabaul (03-34S, 151-09E)   85 
43/02/17       Brisbane - repairs   66 
43/06/19       patro05: sinking AK Miyandono M/5196 (JANAC) from convoy 200 nm NNW of Mussau Is. (01-38N, 148-14E)   82  83  85
43/10/16 43/11/07     patro07:   66 
43/10/27       patro07: damage(batteries & generator failure) S of Truk>sail to P.H.   66 
43/11/? 44/02     Hunters Point Naval Shipyard - repairs   66 
43/11/07       P.H. > sail to Hunters Point   66 
44/02/21 44/04/16     patro08: from P.H. via Midway to Majuro - bad weather   66 
44/03/22       patro08: attacking AK Teizui Maru betw Oshima and Amami Oshima (27-55N, 129-15E)   85 
44/04/16 44/05/14     Majuro   66 
44/05/14 44/07 Forage 17/wolfpack Patterson patro09: Marianas-E Philippines-Luzon area - wolfpack (Seahorse,Bang)   66  86 
44/06/29   Forage 17/wolfpack Patterson patro09: sinking AP Katori Maru (1920 BRT - JANAC) in Luzon Strait (19-00N, 121-42E)   66  82  83
44/08/11 44/09/26   Benīs Busters patro10: Formosa Strait   66 
44/08/30     Benīs Busters patro10: attacking convoy betw Phillipines & Formosa  
44/09/12     Benīs Busters patro10: sinking Shikinami 240 nm S of Hongkong (18-25N, 114-30E)   82  83  85
44/09/12     Benīs Busters patro10: sinking PF Hirado 250 nm E of Hainan Is. (17-54N, 114-49E)   82  83  85
44/09/26 44/10/20     Fremantle   66 
44/10/20 44/11/08   Benīs Busters patro11   66 
44/11/08     Benīs Busters sunk(Shigure, patrol Ciburi, corvette #19) off Mindoro   66  85 

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 8 Battle Stars, 11 patrols; 7/34807, Arare,Shikinami,Hirado(freg)
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