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SS-268 Puffer
United States Navy submarine
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Gato | 1942/02/16 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Ma | 1942/11/22 | 1943/04/27 | 1960/11/04
scrap | |
| Namesake: ježík - A fish which inflates its body with air. | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 43/08 | joinPac | ||||
| 43/09 | 43/09/07 | Australia | 81 | ||
| 43/09/07 | 43/10/17 | patro01: Makassar Strait, Celebes Sea | 81 | ||
| 43/10/09 | patro01: disabling AO Kumagawa Maru (towed to Balikpapan) in Makassar Strait (01-08N, 119-31E) | 85 | |||
| 43/10/09 | patro01: damaged by escort (prob. aux. PC Cha-37, Cha-41) > terminate patrol | 85 | |||
| 43/10/17 | 43/11/24 | refit | 81 | ||
| 43/11/24 | 44/01/12 | patro02: Sulu Sea and the approaches to Manila | 81 | ||
| 43/12/13 | patro02: attacking AP Teiko Maru 25 nm SW of Olongapo, Luzon (14-29N, 119-59E) | 85 | |||
| 43/12/20 | patro02: sinking Fujo 60 nm W of Manila (14-44N, 119-55E), attacking Gozan Maru | 81 85 | |||
| 44/01/01 | patro02: sinking AK Rjuho Maru (6707 BRT) 40 nm S of Negros Is. (08-36N, 122-52E) | 81 86 85 | |||
| 44/01/12 | 44/02/04 | Fremantle - refit | 81 | ||
| 44/02/04 | 44/04/04 | patro03: South China Sea | 81 | ||
| 44/02/22 | patro03: sinking AP Teiko Maru (15105 BRT) 120 nm NW of Kuching, Borneo (03-10N, 109-15E) | 81 85 | |||
| 44/04/04 | 44/04/30 | Fremantle - refit | 81 | ||
| 44/04/30 | 44/06/21 | patro04: Madoera & Makassar Straits, Sulu Sea -l | 81 | ||
| 44/05/17 | patro04: Surabaya strike - lifeguard | 81 | |||
| 44/05/18 | patro04: sinking AK Shinrju Maru (3181 BRT) 40nm ESE of Surabaya (07-33S, 113-16E) | 81 85 | |||
| 44/05/22 | patro04: off Tawi Tawi attacking Citose - (dud torpedoes) | 99 | |||
| 44/06/05 | patro04: sinking AK Ashizuri M/7951 and AO Takasaki/4465 off Tawi Tawi (06-44N, 120-54E) | 81 85 | |||
| 44/06/05 | patro04: damaging AO Hishi Maru #2 off Tawi Tawi (06-44N, 120-54E) | 85 | |||
| 44/06/21 | 44/07/14 | Fremantle - refit | 81 | ||
| 44/07/14 | 44/09/?? | patro05: Makassar Straits, the Celebes, Sulu and South China Seas | 81 | ||
| 44/08/01 | patro05: damaging AO Sunosaki in Sibutu Passage betw. Borneo and Tawi Tawi (05-08N, 119-32E) | 85 | |||
| 44/08/07 | patro05: sinking SC Kj? M.#2 off Puerto Santa Maria, 56 nm N of Zamboanga, Mindanao (07-50N,122-07E) | 85 | |||
| 44/08/12 | patro05: sinking AO Teikon Maru (5113 BRT) off Cape Calavite, Mindoro (13-26N, 119-55E), | 81 85 | |||
| 44/08/12 | patro05: disabling AO Shinpo Maru off Golo Is. | 85 | |||
| 44/09/?? | P.H. | 81 | |||
| 44/10 | 44/12 | MINY - overhaul | 81 | ||
| 44/12 | 44/12/16 | P.H. | 81 | ||
| 44/12/16 | 45/01/17 | 17.19 | patro06: Nansei Shoto | 81 | |
| 45/01/10 | 17.19 | patro06: sinking corvette #42, damaging corvette #30 W of Okinawa (20-01N, 126-34E) | 81 85 | ||
| 45/01/17 | 45/02/11 | Apra Harbor, Guam - refit | 81 | ||
| 45/02/11 | 45/04? | patro07: Luzon Straits, South China Sea (shell Pratas Is.), Wake Is. | 81 | ||
| 45/04 | Bennet´s Blazers | patro: off Marshalls | 81 | ||
| 45/05/ | 45/05/20 | Midway - refit | 81 | ||
| 45/05/20 | 45/07 | patro08: South China & Java Seas - with Sea Owl, Tirante | 81 66 | ||
| 45/07/05 | patro08: off Bali - sinking (guns) 2 sea trucks, 6 landing crafts | 81 | |||
| 45/07/05 | patro08: shell (with Lizardfish) Chelukan Buwang, N Bali | 85 | |||
| 45/07/2? | 45/08 | Fremantle - refit | 81 | ||
| 45/08 | patro09: Java Sea | ||||