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SS-232 Halibut
United States Navy submarine
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Gato 1941/05/16
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 		1941/12/03 1942/04/10 1947/01/10
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
42/06       joinPac  
42/06/27 42/08/09     P.H.   66 
42/08/09 42/09/23     patro01: Chichagof Harbor > Kiska > Dutch Harbor   66 
42/08/23       patro01: gunnery duel with a freighter   66 
42/09/23 42/10/02     Dutch Harbor   66 
42/10/02 42/10/23     patro02: Aleutians   66 
42/10/11       patro02: attacking (torpedoes, guns) Q-ship surfaced   66  81 
42/10/23 42/10/31     sail Dutch Harbor > P.H.   66 
42/10/31 42/11/22     P.H.   66 
42/11/22 43/01/15     patro03: NE of Japan   66 
42/12       patro03: testing new fire control radar  
42/12/09       patro03: start hunting convoy   66 
42/12/10       patro03: sinking AK Kosei Maru, damaging AP Ujo Maru off Hacinohe (40-40N, 141-58E)   85 
42/12/12       patro03: sinking AK s/s Gjukozan Maru NE of Hoshu (40-37N, 142-40E)   66  85 
42/12/16       patro03: sinking AK Genzan Maru (41-10N, 141-32E) and AK s/s Shingo Maru off Shirija Zaki, Honshu (4   66 
43/01/15 43/02/08     P.H.   66 
43/02/08 43/03/30     patro04: Japan-Kwajalein shipping lines   66 
43/02/20       patro04: sinking AP Shinkoku Maru 450 nm N of Ponape (15-09N, 159-30E)   66  85 
43/03/03       patro04: damaging aux. Niciju Maru 170 nm S of Guam (10-35N, 145-25E)   66  85 
43/03/30 43/06/10     P.H.   66 
43/06/10 43/07/28     patro05:   66 
43/06/23       patro05: attacking ship   66 
43/07/10       patro05: damaging AP (ex-CX) Aikoku MAru off Truk (10-27N, 150-50E)   66  85 
43/07/28 43/08/20     Midway   66 
43/08/20 43/10/01     patro06: Japan coast   66 
43/08/30       patro06: sinking AK Taibun Maru 4 nm E of Todohokke, Hokkaido (41-50N, 141-13E)   66  85 
43/09/06       patro06: sinking AK Shogen Maru, damaging Naci (dud torpedo) 45 nm SE of Hacinohe (40-07N, 142-20E)   66  85 
43/10/01 43/10/10     P.H.   66 
43/10/10 43/11/17     patro07: off Honshu   66 
43/10/31       patro07: attacking convoy   66 
43/11/02       patro07: sinking AK Ehime Maru from convoy S of Honshu (28-40N, 135-35E)   66  85 
43/11/05       patro07: damaging Dzunjo in Bungo Suido (32-19N, 132-58E)   99  85 
43/11/17 43/12/14     P.H.   66 
43/12/14 44/02/02   wolfpack Brindupke patro08: off Marianas with Tullibee and Haddock   66 
44/01/11       patro08: hunting Jamato off Truk   99 
44/02/02 44/03/21     Midway   66 
44/03/21 44/05/15     patro09: E of Okinawa   66 
44/04/12       patro09: sinking AP/AK Taicu M. between Amami-Oshima and Tokunoshima, Nansei Shoto (28-08N, 128-57E)   66  85 
44/04/27       patro09: sinking CMc Kamome off Nansei Shoto, 40 m N of Okinawa (27-28N, 128-02E)   85 
44/04/27       patro09: sinking AP Genbu Maru off Nansei Shoto, 40 m N of Okinawa (27-16N, 128-21E)   85 
44/04/29       patro09: NE of Kume Shima - shell coast   66 
44/05/03       patro09: shell group of sampans   66 
44/05/15 44/05/?     P.H.   66 
44/06/?? 44/09/??     MINY - overhaul   66 
44/09/20       P.H. - back from overhaul   66 
44/10/ 44/11/19   17/Roach Riders patro10: Luzon Strait   66 
44/10/24   King2 17/Roach Riders patro10: Saipan - sail to Luzon  
44/10/25   King2 17/Roach Riders patro10: attacking Northern Force off Luzon - sinking Akizuki ENE of Cape Engano (20-29N, 126-36E)   85 
44/11/14   King2 17/Roach Riders patro10: damaged(plane) attacking convoy 20 nm NW of Batan Is., Luzon Strait (20-56N, 121-33E)   66  85 
44/11/19 44/12/12 King2 17/Roach Riders patro10: sail to Saipan > P.H. > San Francisco   66 
44/12/12 45/02/16     San Francisco   66 
45/02/16       San Francisco: sail to Portsmouth - no repairs   66 
45/07/18       decommissioned in Portsmouth   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1946/05/08 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 7 Battle Stars (patro 3-7,9,10), 10 patrols, NUC (patro10); 10/42907, Kamome(AM)
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