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SS-218 Albacore
United States Navy submarine
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Gato | 1941/04/21 Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn. | 1942/02/17 | 1942/06/19 | 1944/11/07
sunk | |
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| TTD differences from class:42/11: 20mm gun added | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 42/08 | joinPac | ||||
| 42/08/28 | 42/10/20 | patro01: N and NE of Truk | 66 | ||
| 42/09/13 | patro01: damaging cargo ship (8000 BRT) off Truk | 66 82 | |||
| 42/10/01 | patro01: disabling AO (6000 BRT) | 66 | |||
| 42/10/09 | patro01: hunting IJN CV | 66 | |||
| 42/10/10 | patro01: disabling freighter (4000 BRT) | 66 81 | |||
| 42/10/11 | patro01: damaged by Japan escort vessels | 66 | |||
| 42/10/12 | 42/10/20 | patro01: sail for Midway | 66 | ||
| 42/10/20 | 42/11/11 | Midway - refit | 66 | ||
| 42/11/11 | 42/12/30 | patro02: St. George's Channel>Vitiaz Strait>Madang Harbor | 66 | ||
| 42/11/24 | patro02: attacking convoy - 2 cargos with escort | 66 | |||
| 42/11/26 | patro02: attacked by 2 DDs - then sailed to Vitiaz Strait | 66 | |||
| 42/12/10 | patro02: disabling Gokoko Maru | 82 | |||
| 42/12/13 | patro02: attacking 3 IJN DDs | 66 | |||
| 42/12/18 | patro02: off Madang-sinking Tenrju (05-11S,145-57E), damaging patrol | 66 82 83 | |||
| 42/12/18 | patro02: torpedoes CX Gokoku Maru (05-10S, 145-57E), attacked by Suzukaze, Isonami | 85 | |||
| 42/12/30 | 43/01/20 | Brisbane - overhaul - engine | 66 | ||
| 43/01/20 | 43/03/11 | patro03: N of New Guinea, Bismarck Sea | 66 | ||
| 43/02/20 | patro03: sinking Oshio & patrol 140 nm NNW of Manus (00-50S, 146-06E) | 66 83 85 | |||
| 43/03/11 | 43/04/06 | Brisbane - drydock - repairs, refresh training | 66 | ||
| 43/03/11 | 43/04/06 | Brisbane | 66 | ||
| 43/04/06 | 43/05/26 | patro04: Solomons, Bismarck Islands, N of New Guinea | 66 | ||
| 43/05/26 | 43/06/16 | Brisbane - refit | 66 | ||
| 43/06/16 | 43/07/20? | patro05: Bismarck and Solomon Islands | 66 | ||
| 43/07/19 | patro05: damaging transport (6400 BRT) | 66 82 | |||
| 43/07/20? | 43/08/23 | Brisbane - refit | 66 | ||
| 43/08/23 | 43/09/26 | patro06: Bismarck and Solomon Islands | 66 | ||
| 43/08/31 | patro06: contact with IJN SS | 66 | |||
| 43/09/04 | patro06: sinking ex PG Heijo Maru (2627 BRT-JANAC) SW of Ponape (05-32N, 156-23E) | 82 83 85 | |||
| 43/09/05 | patro06: damaging AP Hokusho Maru with 2 dud torpedoes 220 nm SSE of Ponape (03-50N, 160-20E) | 111 85 | |||
| 43/09/26 | 43/10/12 | Brisbane | 66 | ||
| 43/10/12 | 43/12/05 | patro07: | 66 | ||
| 43/10/25 | patro07: attacking large merchant ship | 66 | |||
| 43/11/06 | patro07: off New Guinea send to attack convoy | 66 | |||
| 43/11/08 | patro07: attacked by B-25 (5th USAF) off New Guinea Sea hunting convoy | 66 82 | |||
| 43/11/10 | patro07: damaged by B-24 while submerging off New Ireland (03-08S, 150-17E) | 66 82 85 | |||
| 43/11/12 | patro07: attacking damaged Agano | 66 | |||
| 43/11/25 | patro: off Palau - sinking AK Kenzan Maru (4705 BRT - JANAC) (00-51N, 145-56E) | 82 83 111 | |||
| 43/12/05 | 43/12/25 | Brisbane | 66 | ||
| 43/12/25 | 44/02/22 | patro08: N of Bismarck Islands | 66 | ||
| 44/01/12 | patro08: sinking PG Shoko Maru #2 (2629 BRT/JANAC) - 350 nm SW of Truk (03-30N, 147-27E), | 66 82 85 | |||
| 44/01/12 | patro08: sinking PGM Hajabusa-Tei #4 (03-37N, 147-27E) | 85 | |||
| 44/01/14 | patro08: off Truk - sinking Sazanami (JANAC) - (05-15N, 141-15E) | 66 83 | |||
| 44/02 | patro08 - refuel Tulagi > Midway | 66 | |||
| 44/02/22 | 44/02/25 | P.H. - voyage repairs | 66 | ||
| 44/02/25 | 44/03/04 | sail P.H. > Mare Island | 66 88 | ||
| 44/03/04 | 44/05/05 | MINY - overhaul | 66 88 | ||
| 44/05/05 | 44/05/13 | sail Mare Island > P.H. - exercises with Shad | 66 | ||
| 44/05/13 | 44/05/29 | P.H. | 66 | ||
| 44/05/29 | 44/07/15 | patro09: W of Marianas, around Palaus | 66 | ||
| 44/06/11 | patro09: found convoy | 66 | |||
| 44/06/19 | patro09: sinking Taiho 180 nm NNW of Yap (12-22N, 137-04E) | 66 111 85 | |||
| 44/06/2 ? | 44/07/02 | King2 | 17 | patro09: lifeguard off Yap and Ulithi | 66 86 |
| 44/06/29 | patro09: damaged by PC | 82 | |||
| 44/07/03 | patro09: sinking (guns) inter-island steamer Taimei Maru 140 nm SW of Yap (08-10N, 136-18E) | 82 85 | |||
| 44/07/15 | 44/08/08 | Majuro - refit (AS Bushnell) | 66 | ||
| 44/08/08 | 44/09/25 | patro10: Bungo Suido-Kii Suido area | 66 | ||
| 44/09/05 | patro10: sinking AK Shingetsu M. (880 BRT) - JANAC N of Muroto Saki, Shikoku (32-24N, 134-15E) | 66 82 85 | |||
| 44/09/06 | patro10: sinking AM Eguci Maru #3 at entrance to Kii Suido (33-29N, 135-32E) | 85 | |||
| 44/09/11 | patro10: sinking PC Ch.165 (32-20N, 131-50E) 10 nm SE of Hijuga, Kjushu (32-20N, 131-50E) | 111 85 | |||
| 44/09/25 | 44/10/24 | P.H. | 66 | ||
| 44/10/24 | patro: P.H. sail to Midway | ||||
| 44/10/24 | 44/11/07 | patro11: SE of Honshu | 66 | ||
| 44/10/28 | patro11: refuel off Midway | 66 | |||
| 44/11/07 | patro11: sunk(mine) off Cape Esan, SE Hokkaido (41-49N, 141-11E) | 81 | |||