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SS-273 Robalo
United States Navy submarine
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Gato 1942/10/24
Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Ma
1943/05/09 1943/09/28 1944/07/26
sunk
Namesake: A warm water sport and food fish resembling a pike.
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/12       joinPac  
44/01?? 44/03??     patro01: from Panama to Philippines > Fremantle   82  66 
44/02/13       patro01: attacking AK Minrju Maru and Sekino Maru (6200 BRT)   82  66  85
44/04 44/05     patro02: South China Sea, off Tawitawi   82 
44/04/24       patro02: damaged by G4M off French Indochina (10-29N, 109-26E)   82  85 
44/05/17       patro02: reports sinking AO (7500 BRT - JANAC denied)   82 
44/06 44/06/22     Fremantle - refit   82 
44/06/22       patro03: South China Sea   82 
44/06/28       patro03: meet Gunnel   81 
44/07/03       patro03: sighted Fuso and DesDiv4 E of Borneo   82  99 
44/07/26       patro03: sunk(mine) 60 nm NE of Balabac Is. (08-25N, 117-53E) - only 4 survivors   82  66  85

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 08-25N, 117-53E; 1944/09/16 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 2 Battle Stars, 3 patrols
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