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SS-284 Tullibee
United States Navy submarine
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Gato 1942/04/01
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, Cal.
1942/11/11 1943/02/15 1944/03/26
sunk
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/05       joinPac   82 
43/05/15 43/07/19     P.H. - refit, training   82 
43/07/19 43/09/06     patro01: Western Carolines   82  66 
43/07/28       patro01: damaging passenger-cargo   82 
43/08/05       patro01: start patrol Saipan - Truk lanes   66 
43/08/10       patro01: damaging ship - rammed by AK - #1 scope damaged   82 
43/08/14       patro01: attacking ship from convoy (3 AK)   82  66 
43/08/22       patro01: sinking AP Kaisho Maru (4164 BRT-JANAC),damaging AK/5000 NW of Truk (10-09N, 147-25E)   82  83  85
43/09/06 43/09/28     Midway - refit   82 
43/09/28 43/11/16     patro02: East China Sea   82 
43/10/15       patro02: sinking AP Chicago Maru (5866 BRT - JANAC) in Formosa Strait (24-35N, 120-30E)   82  83  85
43/10/15       patro02: damaging freighter (8000 BRT cca)   82 
43/10/25       patro02: attacking AP Teisho M. (ex-German Havenstein) 70 nm NW of Keelung,Formosa (26-05N, 121-03E)   82  85 
43/11/05       patro02: shell garrison in Okino Erabu Shima (N of Okinawa)   82 
43/11/16 43/12/14     P.H. - refit   82 
43/12/14 44/02/10   wolfpack Brindupke patro03: off Marianas with Haddock and Halibut   66 
44/01/02     wolfpack Brindupke patro03: surfaced attacking I-class submarine   82 
44/01/28     wolfpack Brindupke patro03: wolfpack skippers meeting onboard Tullibee   82 
44/01/31       patro03: sinking AN Hiro Maru (549 BRT - JANAC) NNW of Saipan (15-23N, 145-35E)   82  83  85
44/02/10 44/03/05     P.H. - refit   82 
44/03/05 44/03/26 Desec   patro04: N of Palau   82 
44/03/14   Desec   patro04: Midway - refuel   81 
44/03/26   Desec   patro04: contact with convoy off Palau   82 
44/03/27   Desec   patro04: sunk(circular run of own torpedo) N of Palau (09-30N, 134-45E) attacking convoy - 79 KIA   82  85 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 09-30N, 134-45E; 44/07/29 - struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 3 Battle Stars, 4 patrols; 3/10579
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