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SS-231 Haddock
United States Navy submarine
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Gato 1941/03/31
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 		1941/10/20 1942/03/14 1960/08/23
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Namesake: treska skvrnitá (Melanegrammus aeglefinnus)
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
42/07       joinPac-SJ radar - 1st submarine to carry SJ   66 
42/07/16       arrived P.H.   66 
42/07/28 42/09/19     patro01: Bonin Island (Okinawa), East China Sea area   66 
42/08/12       patro01: damaging freighter (on surface)   66 
42/08/13       patro01: sinking transport (4000 BRT cca)   66 
42/08/22       patro01: sinking AP Tacuho Maru off Foochow, China (26-07N, 121-29E)   85 
42/08/26       patro01: sinking AK s/s Teinshum Maru in Formosa Strait 100 nm NNW of Keelung (26-27N, 121-23E)   66  85 
42/09       patro01: off Okinawa   81 
42/09/19 42/10/11     Midway   66 
42/10/11 42/12/04     patro02 - Yellow Sea   66 
42/11/03       patro02: sinking AK s/s Tekkai Maru betw. Shanghai and Korea (32-02N, 126-13E)   66  85 
42/11/06       patro02: damaging AK France Maru (33-46N, 127-28E) - attacked by DDs and planes   66  85 
42/11/1?       patro02: last torpedo to empty AO > sail back to P.H.   66 
42/11/11       patro02: sinking AK s/s Venice Maru E of Honshu (35-36N, 123-44E)   66  85 
42/11/13       patro02: damaging ship   66 
42/11/16       patro02: sinking AK s/s Nicinan Maru of Palau (31-52N, 126-14E)   85 
42/12/04 42/12/28     P.H.   66 
42/12/28 43/02/17     patro03: S of Japan   66 
43/01/17       patro03: sinking freighter (4000 BRT cca)   66 
43/01/19       patro03: damaging AP Shunko Maru from convoy (34-13N, 136-59E), attacked - planes, depth charges   66  85 
43/02/17 43/03/11     Midway   66 
43/03/11 43/04/19     patro04: Palau and Saipan area   66 
43/04/03       patro04: sinking AO Anima Maru N of Palau (10-26N, 135-00E) >damaged corvette (conning tower,radar)   66  85 
43/04/04       patro04: damaged by depth charges off Palau (09-31N, 133-39E) > terminate patrol   85 
43/04/19 43/06/30     P.H. - refit   66 
43/06/30 43/08/10     patro05: Carolines   66 
43/07/21       patro05: sinking AP Saipan Maru from convoy 500 nm NW of Ulithi (16-18N, 134-04E)   66  85 
43/07/21       patro05: attacking 2 unescorted AOs   66 
43/08/06       patro05: Midway - refuel   66 
43/08/10 43/09/02     P.H.   66 
43/09/02 43/09/28     patro06: off Truk   66 
43/09/15       patro06: damaging AK Sansei Maru N of TRuk (09-32N, 150-38E)   66  85 
43/09/20       patro06: damaging AO Notoro E of Palau (07-23N, 150-11E)   66  85 
43/09/21       patro06: attacking Oite (dud torpedo), damaging AK Shinjubari M. 220 nm NW of Truk (08-53N,148-30E)   99  85 
43/09/28 43/10/20     Midway   66 
43/10/20 43/11/15     patro07: Truk area   66 
43/11/01       patro07: attacking cable layer Tateishi, trawler Kitagami M., off Rokutei Is. (09-02N, 150-43E)   66  81  85
43/11/02       patro07: disablilng engaged PC Ch-28 off Rokutei Is. (09-12N, 150-13E)   66  85 
43/11/06       patro07: damaging AO Hojo Maru from convoy 130 nm NW of Truk (08-08N, 149-45E)   85 
43/11/15 43/12/14     P.H.   66 
43/12/14 44/02/05   wolfpack Brindupke patro08: off Marianas with Tullibee and Halibut   66 
43/12/17     wolfpack Brindupke patro08: randewous with other units of wolfpack   66 
44/01/19     wolfpack Brindupke patro08: damaging Unjo 140 nm ESE of Guam (12-50N, 146-23E)   66  85 
44/02/05 44/03/10     P.H.   66 
44/03/10 44/05/10     patro09:   66 
44/04/24       patro09: sinking small escort   66 
44/05/04       patro09: pick up confidential docs. from Takima Maru sunk by Tuna   66 
44/05/10 44/?     P.H.  
44/10/08 44/12/10 King2 17/Roach Riders patro10: off Luzon   66 
44/10/24   King2 17/Roach Riders patro10: sail to Luzon Saipan  
44/12/10       P.H. - refit   81 
45/02 45/03/14   Latta´s Lances patro11: wolfpack with Sennett and Lagarto E of Japan   66 
45/02/13     Latta´s Lances patro11: damaging/share(Lagarto) PG Kotoshiro M. #8 210 nm SSE of Shiono-misaki (30-00N, 136-30E)   85 
45/02/13     Latta´s Lances patro11: finishing Showa Maru #3 210 nm SSE of Shiono-misaki, Honshu (30-00N, 136-30E)   85 
45/02/14     Latta´s Lances patro11:damaging/share(Lagarto, Sennet) PG Kanno Maru #3 220 nm S of Shiono-misaki (29-50N, 135-31E)   85 
45/03/14       Guam - refit   66 
45/04 45/08/22     patro12, patro13 - lifeguard of Tokio   66 
45/08/22 45/09/07     P.H.   81 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1960/06/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 13 patrols, 11 Battle Stars, PUC (patrols 2,5,6 and 7); 8/33585
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