file created: 12/07/02 00:56:17 , last update: 01/05/01
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SS-262 Muskallunge
United States Navy submarine
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Gato 1942/04/07
Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn. 		1942/12/13 1943/03/15 1968/07/09
target
Namesake: A fish of the pike family found in the upper Mississippi Valley, the Great Lakes region, and northward.
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage:


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/07/2?       joinPac  
43/08/07 43/09/07     P.H.   66 
43/09/07 43/10/25     patro01: Palaus - 1st use of Mk18 torpedo - 2 attacks, damaged AP   66 
43/10/25 43/11/27     P.H. - refit   66 
43/11/27 44/01/21     patro02: W Carolines, S of Guam - sinking AK, damaging AO, AK   66 
43/12/28       patro02: patro: attacking convoy 280nm WNW of Truk (08-50N, 147-20E)   85 
44/01/21       P.H.   66 
44/02/03 44/04/05     MINY - overhaul   66  88 
44/04/1? 44/04/30     P.H.   66 
44/04/30 44/07/04 Forage 17 patro03: E of Philippines   86  66 
44/06/17       patro03: ordered to attack convoy E of Philippines  
44/07/04 44/08/01     Fremantle - refit, training   66 
44/07/23 44/07/27     Fremantle - exercises with Flier & Gunnel   81 
44/08/01 44/09/08     patro04: South China Sea   66 
44/08/21       patro04: sinking AP Durban Maru (7163 BRT) 35 nm W of Cam Ranh Bay (11-43N, 109-17E)   66  83  85
44/09/08 44/10/19     Fremantle - refit   66 
44/10/19 44/12/14     patro05: Palawan Passage   66 
44/12/14 44/12/16     P.H.   66 
44/12/2? 45/03/2?     MINY - overhaul   66 
45/04/09 45/04/26     P.H.   66 
45/04/26 45/06/15     patro06: Formosa, China coast - lifeguard duty   66 
45/06/15 45/07/30     Midway - refit   66 
45/07/30 45/08/15     patro07: Kuriles   66 
45/08/08       patro07: attacking (guns) several small ships - damaged by machine gun fire (46-41N, 151-43E)   66  85 
45/09/02       Tokio Bay - surrender ceremony   81 

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 5 Battle Stars, 7 patrols; 1/7163
Notice: sold to Brasilia > S-14 Humaita; 1968/03 returned to USA, later sunk as target