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SS-247 Dace
United States Navy submarine
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Gato . .
Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn.
1943/04/25 1943/07/23 1975/05/14
scrap
Namesake: Any of many small North American fresh-water fishes of the carp family.
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/09       joinPac  
43/10/03 43/10/20     P.H.   66 
43/10/20 43/12/11     patro01: NE of Honshu   66 
43/11/07       patro01: damaging freighter   66 
43/12/11 44/01/07     Midway - refit   66 
44/01/07 44/02/25     patro02: S of Truk   66 
44/01/26       patro02: attacking AO   66 
44/02/02 44/02/03     patro02: Tulagi - refuel   66 
44/02/16 44/02/17     patro02: off Truk   66 
44/02/25 44/03/18     Milne Bay - refit   66 
44/03/18 44/05/13     patro03: off New Guinea   66 
44/03/21       patro03: embark group of commandos at Langernak Bay   66 
44/03/23       patro03: Hollandia - land rangers   66 
44/03/27 44/03/28     patro03: Manus - refuel   66 
44/04/10 44/04/16     patro03: escort damaged Scamp to Manus   66 
44/05/13 44/06/13     Brisbane - refit   66 
44/06/13 44/08/12     patro04: Davao Gulf   66 
44/06/20 44/06/21     patro04: Manus - refuel   66 
44/07/09       patro04: attacking AK Gokoku Maru(06-22N, 126-18E) - little damage by escorts   66  85 
44/07/16       patro04: Sarangani Bay - reconnaissance   66 
44/07/26 44/07/27     patro04: hunting convoy   66 
44/07/27       patro04: sinking AO Kioei Maru #2 (1192 BRT) 90 nm S of Zamboanga (05-25N, 121-43E)   66  82  83
44/07/31       patro04: sinking small AK Shinju Maru 20 nm W of Palimban Point, SE Mindanao (06-15N, 124-11E)   66  85 
44/08/01       patro04: attacking freighter - all torpedoes gone   66 
44/08/06       patro04: Manus   66 
44/08/12 44/09/01     Brisbane   66 
44/09/01 44/11/06 King2 71.1/McClintock patro05: off Philippines   66 
44/09/10   King2 71.1/McClintock patro05: Port Darwin - refuel   66 
44/10/01 44/10/03 King2 71.1/McClintock patro05: Mios Woendi - gyrocompass repair   66 
44/10/10   King2 71.1/McClintock patro05: back in station   66 
44/10/14   King2 71.1/McClintock patro05: sinking AOs Mittetsu M.(5993),Eikyo M.(6948) (06-05N,115-55E)   66  83 
44/10/14   King2 71.1/McClintock patro05: damaging AO Taizen Maru from convoy off N Borneo   66  85 
44/10/20   King2 71.1/McClintock patro05: off Palawan   66 
44/10/23   King2 71.1/McClintock patro05: sinking Maja 70 nm N of Cape Buliluyan, Palawan (09-29N, 117-20E)   66  83 
44/10/24   King2 71.1/McClintock patro05: off Palawan - overtake crew of reefed Darter   66 
44/11/06 44/12/02     Fremantle   66 
44/12/02 45/01/28     patro06: Singapore <> Hongkong shipping lanes   66 
44/12/1? 44/12/16     patro06: mining channel between Palau Gambir and the mainland   66 
44/12/16       patro06: lay mines off French Indochina   85 
44/12/19       patro06: depth charged preparing to attack 8-ship convoy   66 
44/12/28       patro06: sinking supply Nozaki (1000 BRT) off Cape Varella (12-39N, 109-30E), damaging Chefoo Maru   66  83  85
45/01/17       patro06: Saipan - refuel   66 
45/01/28       P.H.   66 
45/02 45/04     West coast - overhaul - ?? Mare Island Naval Shipyard ??   66 
45/05/?? 45/05/27     P.H.   66 
45/05/25       patro07: Kurile   66 
45/05/29       patro07: Midway - refuel   66 
45/06/07       patro07: entered patrol area   66 
45/06/10       patro07: sinking AK Hakuyo M. (1391) from convoy 120 nm W of Shimushu Is., Kuriles (47-25N,149-04E)   66  83  85
45/07/25       patro07: Midway   66 
45/08/13       Saipan   66 
54       sold to Italy > Leonardo da Vinci  

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1972/10/15 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 7 Battle Stars, 7 patrols, NUC; 6/16399, Maja
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