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SS-260 Lapon
United States Navy submarine
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Gato | 1942/02/21 Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn. | 1942/10/27 | 1943/01/23 | 1979
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| Namesake: A scorpion fish of the Pacific coast of America. | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 43/05/1? | joinPac | ||||
| 43/06/01 | 43/06/24 | P.H. | 66 | ||
| 43/06/24 | 43/08 | patro01: Sea of Okhotsk, Sea of Japan, E of Hokkaido, Honshu | 66 | ||
| 43/07/03 | patro01: entered Japan sea | 66 | |||
| 43/07/11 | patro01: La Perouse Strait - sail back to base | ||||
| 43/09/26 | 43/11/04 | patro02: S of Honshu | 66 | ||
| 43/10/18 | patro02: sinking AK Taichu Maru in Kumano Gulf, E Honshu (33-59N, 136-24E) | 66 85 | |||
| 43/11/04 | 43/11/07 | P.H. - refit | 66 | ||
| 43/11/1? | 44/01/24 | MINY - overhaul | 66 88 | ||
| 44/01/2 ? | 44/01/22 | P.H. | 66 | ||
| 44/01/22 | 44/04/01 | patro03: South China Sea | 66 | ||
| 44/03/08 | patro03: damaging AK Toyokuni Maru in South China Sea (19-21N, 116-09E) | 66 85 | |||
| 44/03/09 | patro03: sinking AKs Toyokuni Maru and Nichirei Maru (19-21N, 116-09E) | 66 85 | |||
| 44/03/16 | patro03: attacking AV Kunikawa Maru (18-14N, 117-44E) | 85 | |||
| 44/03/18 | patro03: sinking AP Hokuruku Maru 250 nm SW of Hongkong (19-24N, 116-50E) | 66 85 | |||
| 44/04/01 | 44/04/25 | Fremantle - refit | 66 | ||
| 44/04/25 | 44/06/06 | patro04: South China Sea | 66 | ||
| 44/05/24 | patro04: sinking AKs Wales M. (07-16N, 109-04E) and Bizen M. (07-20N, 109-20E) (11253 BRT together) | 66 85 | |||
| 44/05/27 | patro04: attacking Raton in South China Sea, meet Gunnel | 81 | |||
| 44/06/06 | 44/06/2? | Fremantle - refit | 66 | ||
| 44/06/2? | 44/08/10 | patro05: E part of South China Sea | 66 | ||
| 44/06/29 | patro05: spoted cruiser and DD | 66 | |||
| 44/07/03 | patro05: sinking cargo Kyodo Maru Nr.36 | 66 | |||
| 44/07/18 | patro05: sinking SC Kurama Maru 30 nm NW of Balabac Is. (08-22N, 116-40E) | 85 | |||
| 44/07/18 | patro05: sinking AGS Kjodo Maru #36 and SC Kamo Maru 30 nm NNW of Balabac Is. (08-22N, 116-45E) | 85 | |||
| 44/07/31 | patro05: sinking AO Tinshin Maru 80 nm NW of Balabac Is. (08-50N, 116-00E), | 66 | |||
| 44/07/31 | patro05: damaging weather ship Hijun Maru 60 nm NNW of Balabac Is. (08-51N, 116-45E) | 85 | |||
| 44/08/10 | 44/09/04 | Fremantle - refit | 66 | ||
| 44/09/04 | 44/10/31 | patro06: South China Sea-3 ships/18610 wolfpack (Bonefish&Flasher) | 66 82 | ||
| 44/09/21 | patro06: contacted hospital ship | 66 | |||
| 44/09/22 | patro06: sinking AK Shun Maru from convoy 40 nm SW of Dasol Bay, Luzon (15-22N, 119-17E) | 66 85 | |||
| 44/09/27 | patro06: sinking AO Hokki Maru in coordinated attack with Flasher W of Luzon (15-50N, 117-41E) | 66 85 | |||
| 44/10/1? | 44/10/21 | patro06: lifeguard duty for Philippines strikes | 66 | ||
| 44/10/10 | patro06: sinking AK Ejiri Maru from Manila-bound convoy W of Luzon (16-10N, 119-44E) | 66 85 | |||
| 44/10/31 | 44/11/23 | Fremantle - refit | 66 | ||
| 44/11/23 | 45/01/21 | patro07: South China Sea - wolfpack with Hammerhead, Paddle | 81 66 | ||
| 45/01 | 45/01/09 | patro07: Lingayen Gulf | 66 | ||
| 45/01/21 | 45/01/25 | P.H. | 66 | ||
| 45/01/31 | 45/04/1? | MINY - overhaul | 66 | ||
| 45/04/22 | 45/05/2? | P.H. | 66 | ||
| 45/05/2? | 45/06/05 | sail from P.H. to Guam | 66 | ||
| 45/06/06 | 45/ | patro08: Tokio area wolfpack (Sea Poacher, Moray, Angler, Cero, Carp) | 66 | ||
| 45/06/06 | 45/06/20 | patro08: lifeguard duty for TF 57, B-24 and B-29 strikes on Japan | 66 | ||
| 45/06/20 | 45/06/24 | patro08: Guam | 66 | ||
| 45/06/24 | 45/07/07 | patro08: lifeguard in Tokio area, then off Tori Shima | 66 | ||
| 45/07/07 | 45/07/23 | patro08: sail from Japan to Midway > Saipan | 66 | ||
| 45/07/23 | 45/08/14 | Saipan - refit | 66 | ||
| 45/08/26 | 45/09/20 | sail from ?Saipan to Panama Canal > New Orleans | 66 | ||