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SS-235 Shad
United States Navy submarine
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Gato 1941/10/24
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
1942/04/15 1942/06/12 1960/07/11
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Namesake: ryba placka - A fish of the herring family, common along coasts of the United States
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/08/2?       joinPac  
43/09/07 43/09/28     P.H. - refit   66 
43/10/01 43/11   wolfpack Momsen patro06: East China Sea - wofpack with Grayback & Cer   66 
43/10/01       patro06: Midway - refuel   66  82 
43/10/22       patro06: attacking Naka and Isuzu en route Shanghai > Rabaul 230 nm NW of Okinawa (28-40N, 124-10E)   66  85 
43/10/27       patro06: sinking AK Fuji M., damaging AK Kamo M., AP Orjoko M. 60 nm W of Oshima (28-20N, 128-05E)   66  85 
43/11 44/05/05     MINY - overhaul   66 
44/05/05 44/05/13     sail Mare Island > P.H. - train with Albacore   66 
44/05/13 44/08/12     P.H. - repairs, training   66 
44/08/12 44/10/01     patro07: Japan   66 
44/08/30       patro07: damaging feighter off Honshu   66 
44/09/16       patro07: damaging AK Hakozaki Maru 10 nm SE of Shita Misaki, Honshu (34-30N, 138-25E)   66  85 
44/09/19       patro07: sinking PF Ioshima 60 nm S of Omaezaki, Honshu (33-440N, 138-18E)   66  83  85
44/09/21       patro07: sinking AM Fumi Maru #2 12 nm SW of Cape Nojima (34-45N, 139-40E)   85 
44/09/22       patro07: attacked by IJN SS   66 
44/10/01 44/10/2?     Midway - refit   66 
44/10/2? 45/01/05   wolfpack McGregor patro08: East China Sea - wolfpack with Redfish, ??Thresher??   66 
44/11/23     wolfpack McGregor patro08: attacking convoy   81 
45/01/05 45/01/31     P.H. - refit   66 
45/01/31 45/03/30     patro09: N of Luzon (wolfpack with Thresher, Tilefish, Peto)   81  66 
45/02/12 45/02/13     patro09: Saipan - refuel   81 
45/03/05       patro09: attacked by torpedoes   66 
45/03/30 45/04/2?     Apra Harbor, Guam - refit   66 
45/04/2? 45/06/1?     patro10: Yellow Sea, East China Sea (with Balao, Dragonet, Spikefish)   66 
45/05/15       patro10: damaging AK Mako Maru 65 nm SSE of Mokpo, Korea (33-42N, 126-37E)   85 
45/05/17       patro10: sinking AK Chosan Maru (3939 BRT) off Gunzan, Korea (35-41N, 126-17E)   66  83  85
45/06/07       patro10: sinking AO Nanshin M. #22, AP Azusa M./1370 50nm SW of Joso-do, Korea (34-00N, 126-45E)   66  83  85
45/06/1? 45/07/11     Midway - refit   66 
45/07/11 45/08/22     patro11: lifeguard off Marcus Is.   66 
45/08/22 45/09     Midway - refit   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1960/04/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 6 Battle Stars, 11 patrols; 2/5309, Ioshima
Notice: patrols 1-5 - ETO - AtlFlt