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SS-221 Blackfish
United States Navy submarine
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Gato | 1941/07/01 Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn. | 1942/04/18 | 1942/07/22 | 1959/05/04
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| Namesake: samice lososa po tření, kulohlavec černy Blackfish is any one of several small, toothed whales. | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 42/10/ | 43/10 | Atlantic Fleet - 5 patrols | 66 | ||
| 43/10 | joinPac | ||||
| 43/10/19 | patro06 | 66 | |||
| 43/11/23 | patro: sinking AP Jamato Maru betw New Guinea and Palau (02-28N, 140-06E) | 85 | |||
| 44/01/14 | patro: E of Truk | ||||
| 44/01/16 | patro: sinking AK Kaika Maru (2087 BRT) 275 nm SW of Truk (38-32N, 124-45E) | 83 85 | |||
| 44/03 | patro: off Palau | ||||
| 44/10 | King2 | 17/Blakely Hellcats | patro: off Philippines | ||
| 44/10/22 | King2 | 17/Blakely Hellcats | patro: hunting 2nd StrFor off Philippines | ||
| 44/12/30 | 45/02 | Joe's Jugheads | patro: South China Sea | 81 | |
| 45/02/16 | 45/02/21 | Joe's Jugheads | patro: sail from patrol area to Guam | 81 | |
| 45/07/1?? | 45/08/12 | patro12 | 66 | ||
| 45/07/20 | patro12: meet Batfish off Honshu | 81 | |||
| 45/08/06 | patro12: lifeguard 6 USAF fliers | 66 | |||
| 45/08/08 | patro12: shell Kusakaki Shima | 66 | |||
| 45/08/09 | patro12: transferred 16 rescued aviators to Whale | 66 | |||
| 45/08/12 | 45/08/27 | Guam | 66 | ||
| 45/08/27 | sail Guam > New York | 66 | |||