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SS-244 Cavalla
United States Navy submarine
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Gato . .
Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn.
1943/11/14 1944/02/29 1969/12/30
memori
Namesake: trop. ryba z čeledi Carangidae - A salt water fish of the pompano family inhabiting waters off the eastern coast of the Americas from Cape Cod to Rio de la Plata
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/05       joinPac  
44/05/09 44/05/31     P.H.   66 
44/05/31 45/08/03 Forage 17 patro01: Philippine Sea   66 
44/06/0?       patro01: sail to relieve Flying Fish at San Bernardino Strait at 06/15   81 
44/06/01 44/07 Forage 17 patro01: Saipan - refuel -   81 
44/06/1?       patro01: reassigned to station 350 miles E of San Berenardino Strait   81 
44/06/16   Forage 17 patro01: attacking convoy (2 AO + escort) S of San Bernardino Strait   81 
44/06/19   Forage 17 patro01: sinking Shokaku, damaged (Urakaze) 140 nm N of Yap (11-50N, 137-57E)   81  66 
44/08/03 44/08/?     Majuro - repairs, refit (AS-Bushnell   81  99 
44/08/30 44/10/22? Stale2 17/ZOO patro02:   81  66 
44/09/15     17/ZOO patro02: off Peleliu   81 
44/10/22? 44/11/14     Fremantle   81 
44/11/14 45/01     patro03: off Singapore - with Baya and Hoe   81 
44/11/25       patro03: sinking Shimocuki 220nm ENE of Singapore (02-21N, 107-20E)   81  66  85
44/12/02       patro03: attacking BB (Ise or Hijuga)   81 
45/01/05       patro03: sinking ANs Kanko M./1000, Shunsen M./1000 in Java Sea (05-00S, 112-20E)   81  66  85
45/02/25 45/04/12?     patro04: South China Sea, Java Sea   81 
45/04/12? 45/04/20     Fremantle   81 
45/04/20 45/05/27     patro05: Java Sea - lifeguard duty for B-29 strikes   81 
45/05/21 45/05/27     patro05: escort damaged RN SS Terrapin through Lomboc Strait   81 
45/05/27 45/07?     Fremantle - refit   66 
45/07/28? 45/08     patro06:   81 
45/08/15       patro06: attacked by plane   81 
45/08/21 45/09/03     Tokio Bay   66 
45/09/02       Tokio Bay - surrender ceremony   81 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1953/02/18 > SSK-244, 1959/08/15 > SS-244, 1969/12/30 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 4 Battle Stars, 6 patrols, PUC (patrol 1); 3/34180, Shokaku, Shimocuki
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