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SS-217 Guardfish
United States Navy submarine
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Gato | 1941/04/01 Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn. | 1942/01/20 | 1942/05/08 | 1961/10/10
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| TTD differences from class:42/07: SS radar | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 42/07 | joinPac-SS radar | ||||
| 42/07/25 | 42/08/06 | P.H. | 66 | ||
| 42/08/06 | 42/09/15 | patro01: NE of Honshu | 66 | ||
| 42/08/22 | patro01: sinking trawler | 66 | |||
| 42/08/24 | patro01: sinking Seikai M. (3114 BRT) off Sendai (38-12N, 141-30E) | 66 83 | |||
| 42/09/02 | patro01: sinking Teikju M. (2332 BRT) from convoy (42-08N, 141-15E) 13 nm SE of Cikju Mizaki, Hokkai | 83 | |||
| 42/09/04 | patro01: sinking Cita M.(2376) (40-10N, 141-53E) | 66 83 | |||
| 42/09/04 | patro01: sinking Tenju M.(1118), Kaimoi M.(5253) (40-14N, 141-51E) | 66 83 | |||
| 42/09/15 | 42/09/30 | Midway | 66 | ||
| 42/09/30 | 42/11/28 | patro02: East Chine Sea | 66 | ||
| 42/10/19 | patro02: attacked by plane | 66 | |||
| 42/10/21 | patro02: sinking Niciho Maru (6362) 120 nm NNE of Formosa (27-03N, 122-42E) | 66 83 85 | |||
| 42/10/21 | patro02: sinking AK (4000 BRT) N of Formosa (27-03N, 122-42E) | 66 83 | |||
| 42/11/28 | 43/01/02 | P.H. | 66 | ||
| 43/01/02 | 43/02/15 | patro03: Truk area | 66 | ||
| 43/01/12 | patro03: sinking P-1 10 nm SW of Tingwon Is., SW of New Hanover (02-51S, 149-43E) | 66 83 | |||
| 43/01/22 | patro03: sinking AK (4000 BRT) off Kavieng (03-55S, 152-07E) | 66 83 | |||
| 43/01/23 | patro03: sinking Hakaze off Kavieng (02-47S, 150-38E) | 66 83 | |||
| 43/02/15 | 43/03/09 | Brisbane | 66 | ||
| 43/03/09 | 43/04/30 | patro04: Bismarcks, Solomons, and New Guinea area - no kills | 66 | ||
| 43/04/30 | 43/05/02 | Brisbane | 66 | ||
| 43/05/02 | 43/08/02 | patro05: Bismarcks, Solomons, and New Guinea area | 66 | ||
| 43/06/13 | patro05: sinking AK Suzuja Maru (901 BRT) SW of New Ireland (03-08S, 151-24E) | 66 83 85 | |||
| 43/06/19 | patro05: damaged by depth charges N of Bismarcks (02-00N, 148-14E) | 66 85 | |||
| 43/07/14 | patro05: picked up a surveying party on W Bougainville | 66 | |||
| 43/07/31 | patro05: lands survey party on W coast of Bougainville | 85 | |||
| 43/08/02 | 43/08/24 | Brisbane | 66 | ||
| 43/08/24 | 43/11/03 | patro06: | 66 | ||
| 43/09 | patro06: recon Empress Augusta Bay | 66 | |||
| 43/10/08 | patro06: sinking AK Kashu Maru (5460 BRT) 120 nm NNW of Manus (00-25S, 146-22E) | 66 83 85 | |||
| 43/10/09 | patro06: attacking AK Manko Maru en route to Davao (01-04N, 146-08E) | 85 | |||
| 43/10/1? | patro06: 2 days lifeguard off Rabaul | 66 | |||
| 43/10/19 | patro06: Tulagi - load reconnossaince party for Bougainville | 66 | |||
| 43/10/28 | patro06: Empress Augusta Bay - load previous party | 66 | |||
| 43/11/03 | 43/12/27 | Brisbane | 66 | ||
| 43/12/03 | BRisbane - damaged in collission with unidentified AO | 85 | |||
| 43/12/27 | 44/02/18 | patro07: shipping lanes between Truk and Guadalcanal | 66 | ||
| 44/01 | patro07: Tulagi - refuel | 66 | |||
| 44/01/14 | patro07: sinking AO Keijo M. (10024) 520 nm SE of Palau (05-23N, 141-57E) | 83 85 | |||
| 44/02/01 | patro07: sinking Umikaze off Truk (07-10N, 151-43E) | 83 | |||
| 44/02/18 | 44/02/27 | P.H. -then sail to Mare Island Naval Shipayrd for repairs | 66 | ||
| 44/06/? | 44/07/31 | Forage | 17.16/Mickey's Finns/GF | patro08: shipping lanes around Formosa | 66 |
| 44/06/01 | 44/06/09 | P.H. | 88 | ||
| 44/07/16 | Forage | 17.16/Mickey's Finns/GF | patro08: Luzon Str. - sinking AK Jinsan M.(5215 BRT) from convoy off Cape Bojeador (18-20N, 119-42E) | 66 83 85 | |
| 44/07/16 | Forage | 17.16/Mickey's Finns/GF | patro08: sinking AP Mantai M. (5863 BRT) from convoy off Cape Bojeador (18-20N, 119-42E) | 66 83 85 | |
| 44/07/17 | Forage | 17.16/Mickey's Finns/GF | patro08: sinking AK Hijama Maru (2838 BRT) W of Luzon (18-21N, 119-49E) | 66 83 | |
| 44/07/18 | Forage | 17.16/Mickey's Finns/GF | patro08: Luzon Strait - damaging freighter | 66 | |
| 44/07/19 | Forage | 17.16/Mickey's Finns/GF | patro08: sinking AK Teirju Maru (5872 BRT) SW of Formosa (20-07N, 118-20E) | 66 83 85 | |
| 44/07/31 | 44/08/23 | Midway | |||
| 44/08/23 | 44/10/24 | patro09: Japan Sea | 66 | ||
| 44/09/02 | patro09: sinking AK Shirakami M. 190 nm NW of Cicijima (29-48N, 140-20E) | 85 | |||
| 44/09/25 | patro09: sinking AK Miyakawa Maru #2 (873 BRT) off Chinnampo, Korea (38-30N, 124-06E) | 66 83 85 | |||
| 44/10/24 | 44/11/26 | P.H. | 66 | ||
| 44/11/26 | 44/12/08 | wolfpack Lowrance | patro01: sail P.H.>Saipan - drills on the way | ||
| 44/11/26 | 45/01/26 | wolfpack Lowrance | patro10: "Convoy College" area - South China Sea SE from Hainan | 66 | |
| 45/01/23 | wolfpack Lowrance | /01 | 66 | ||
| 45/01/24 | patro: sinking mistakenly US ARS-15 Extractor in Philippine Sea (15-44N, 133-29E) | 85 | |||
| 45/01/26 | 45/02/27 | Guam, Saipan | 66 | ||
| 45/02/27 | 45/04/11 | patro11: watching for IJN units escaping Inland Sea by Kii Suido | 66 | ||
| 45/03/19 | patro11: lifeguard 2 aviators | 66 | |||
| 45/04/11 | 45/05/08 | Midway | 66 | ||
| 45/05/08 | 45/06/26 | patro12: lifeguard off Japan | 66 | ||
| 45/06/16 | patro12: sinking trawler with gunfire | 66 | |||
| 45/06/26 | 45/08/25 | P.H. - train surface ships in antisubmarine warfare tactics | 66 | ||
| 45/08/25 | 45/09/16 | sail P.H. > Panama Canal > New Orleans | 66 | ||