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SS-249 Flasher
United States Navy submarine
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Gato | . . Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn. | 1943/06/20 | 1943/09/25 | 1963/06
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| Namesake: A large edible fish, also known as tripletail, found in the western Atlantic from Cape Cod to northern South America. | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 43/11/2? | joinPac | ||||
| 43/12/15 | 44/01/06 | P.H. | 66 | ||
| 44/01/06 | 44/02/29 | patro01: Mindoro | 66 | ||
| 44/01/18 | patro01: sinking ex-PG Yoshida Maru (2900 BRT) 140 nm WSW of Marcus Is. (23-50N, 151-28E) | 66 81 85 | |||
| 44/02/05 | patro01: sinking AK Taishin Maru (1723 BRT) 60 nm W of Mindoro (13-09N, 120-24E) | 66 81 85 | |||
| 44/02/14 | patro01: sinking AK Minryo Maru (2193 BRT) off Cape Santiago, Luzon (13-44N - 120-40E) | 66 81 85 | |||
| 44/02/14 | patro01: sinking AO Hokuan Maru (3712 BRT) (13-40N - 120-27E) | 66 81 | |||
| 44/02/29 | 44/04/04 | Fremantle - refit | 66 | ||
| 44/04/04 | 44/05/28 | patro02: French Indochina | 66 | ||
| 44/04/29 | patro02: sinking Vichi AK Song Giang Go (1065 BRT) 5 nm off Cape Varella (13-02N - 109-28E) | 66 81 85 | |||
| 44/04/30 | patro02: sinking Vichy PR Tahure off Hainan (13-02N - 109-28E) | 66 81 | |||
| 44/05/03 | patro02: sinking AK Teisen M. (5050 BRT) 300 nm E of Cape Varella (12-54N - 114-07E) | 66 81 85 | |||
| 44/05/07 | patro02: damaging/share(Flasher) AK Aobasan Maru (8811 BRT) off Zamboanga (07-07N, 121-50E) | 85 | |||
| 44/05/25 | patro02: helping Angler with ill crew | 66 | |||
| 44/05/28 | 44/06/19 | Fremantle - refit | 66 | ||
| 44/06/21 | 44/08/07 | Whitaker's Wolves/F | patro03: South China Sea - wolfpack with Crevalle & Angler | 81 66 | |
| 44/06/21 | 44/07 | Whitaker's Wolves/F | patro03: sail Fremantle > Lomboc Str > Java Sea > South China Sea | 66 | |
| 44/06/29 | Whitaker's Wolves/F | patro03: disabling AO Notoro from convoy 125 nm SE of Singapore (00-44N, 105-45E) | 66 85 | ||
| 44/06/29 | Whitaker's Wolves/F | patro03: sinking AK Niho Maru (6079 BRT) from convoy 125 nm SE of Singapore (00-43N, 105-31E) | 66 81 85 | ||
| 44/07/07 | Whitaker's Wolves/F | patro03: sinking AK Koto Maru (9557 BRT) 12 nm N of Cape Varella (13-02N, 109-26E) | 66 81 | ||
| 44/07/19 | Whitaker's Wolves/F | patro03: sinking Oi 280 nm E of Cape Varella, Indochina (12-45N, 114-20E) | 66 81 85 | ||
| 44/07/20 | Whitaker's Wolves/F | patro03: S of Hongkong - sail to Luzon | |||
| 44/07/25 | Whitaker's Wolves/F | patro03: sinking AO Otorijama M. (5280 BRT) 130 nm W of Vigan, Luzon (18-10N, 117-56E) | 81 85 | ||
| 44/07/25 | Whitaker's Wolves/F | patro03: sinking/share(Crevalle) AK Tozan M. (8666 BRT) 140 nm WNW of Vigan, Luzon (18-24N, 118-02E) | 81 85 | ||
| 44/07/25 | Whitaker's Wolves/F | patro03: out of torpedoes > sail to Fremantle | 81 | ||
| 44/08/07 | 44/08/30 | Fremantle - refit | 66 | ||
| 44/08/30 | 44/10/20 | patro04: wolfpack with Bonefish & Lapon - lifeguard duty | 82 | ||
| 44/09/18 | patro04: sinking PG Saigon M. (5350) off Manila Bay (14-11N, 120-02E) | 86 81 85 | |||
| 44/09/27 | patro04: sinking AP Ural Maru (6374 BRT), damaging AO Tacibana Maru W of Luzon (15-40N, 117-18E) | 66 81 85 | |||
| 44/09/27 | patro04: sighted BatDiv2 and DesDiv17 off Luzon - unable to attack | 99 | |||
| 44/10/04 | patro04: sinking AK Taibin Maru (6886 BRT) N of Luzon (15-26N, 119-49E) | 66 81 85 | |||
| 44/10/20 | 44/11/15 | Fremantle - refit | 66 | ||
| 44/11/15 | 45/01/02 | wolfpack Grider/F | patro05: Cam Ranh Bay - with Hawkbill, Becuna | 81 66 | |
| 44/12/04 | wolfpack Grider/F | patro05: sinking Kishinami 275 nm SW of Manila (13-12N, 116-37E) | 81 85 | ||
| 44/12/04 | wolfpack Grider/F | patro05: disabling (later scuttled) AO Hakko Maru (10022 BRT) | 81 85 | ||
| 44/12/22 | wolfpack Grider/F | patro05: attacking convoy 11 nm SE of Cape Ba Lang An, French Indochina (15-07N, 109-05E): | 81 85 | ||
| 44/12/22 | wolfpack Grider/F | patro05: sinking AOs Omurosan Maru (9204 BRT), Arita Maru (10238), Otowasan Maru (9204 BRT) | 81 85 | ||
| 45/01/02 | 45/01/29 | Fremantle - refit | 66 | ||
| 45/01/29 | 45/04/03 | patro06: Indochina coast | 66 | ||
| 45/02/21 | patro06: sinking (guns) sea truck | 66 | |||
| 45/02/25 | patro06: sinking AK Koho Maru (850 BRT) off Hainan (20-04N, 111-22E) | 66 81 85 | |||
| 45/04/03 | P.H. | 66 | |||
| 45/04/1? | 45/07? | California - overhaul | 66 | ||
| 45/08/15 | en route Guam | 66 | |||