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SS-285 Balao
United States Navy submarine
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Balao | 1942/06/26 Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | 1942/10/27 | 1943/02/04 | 1963/09/04
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| Namesake: Balao is the name of any of several halfbeaks. | |||||
| TTD differences from class:43/02-44/10: 1x102/50 cal, 2x20/Mk 10, SD, Ms 9 | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 43/07 | joinPac | ||||
| 43/07/25 | patro01 | 66 | |||
| 44/01/01 | BrisbaneBase | damaging Kijozumi Maru (8613 BRT) N of New Ireland (04-32N, 147-23E) | 86 85 | ||
| 44/02 | sinking 3 ships (15383 BRT) off Mandiors | ||||
| 44/02 | 44/03 | patro: betw Halmahera & Hollandia | |||
| 44/02/23 | patro: sinking AP Nikki Maru (5857 BRT) 35 nm N of Biak (00-11S, 135-00E) | 83 85 | |||
| 44/02/28 | patro: sinking AK Shoko Maru (2723 BRT) 90 nm NNW of Manokwari, New Guinea (00-06N, 132-53) | 83 85 | |||
| 44/02/28 | patro: sinking AP Akiura Maru (6803 BRT) 90 nm NNW of Manokwari, New Guinea (00-06N, 132-53) | 83 85 | |||
| 44/10 | Mare Island Naval Shipyard - refit | 68 | |||
| 44/12 | Majuro | 66 | |||
| 44/12/08 | 45/01? | Post's Panzers | patro: | 66 | |
| 44/12/15 | 44/12/17 | Post's Panzers | patro: Saipan | 66 | |
| 45/01/08 | patro: sinking AK Daigo Maru (5244 BRT) 185 nm WSW of Mokpo, Korea (34-28N, 122-39E) | 83 85 | |||
| 45/02 | 45/04 | wolfpack | patro: Yellow Sea - with Sea Devil, Tench, Grouper | 81 | |
| 45/03/18 | patro: sinking trawler Daito M. #2 (156) 125 nm W of Mokpo, Korea (35-00N, 123-51E) | 85 | |||
| 45/03/19 | sinking AO Hakazaki M. (10413 BRT) from convoy MOTA-43 90 nm NNW of Shanghai (33-09N, 122-08E) | 86 111 85 | |||
| 45/03/19 | damaging AP Tacuharu Maru (6345 BRT) from convoy MOTA-43 90 nm NNW of Shanghai (33-09N, 122-08E) | 86 85 | |||
| 45/03/19 | sinking fishing vessels Katsura M. #1, Eiho M., Eiho M.#2 120 nm W of Mokpo, Korea (34-40N, 122-55E) | 85 | |||
| 45/03/26 | sinking AK Shinto Maru #1 (880 BRT) 130 nm WNW of Mokpo, Korea (35-14N, 123-44E) | 83 | |||
| 45/04 | 45/06 | patro: Yellow Sea, East China Sea (with Shad, Dragonet, Spikefish) | 66 | ||
| 45/06/29 | patro09: P.H. | ||||
| 45/07? | 45/08/27 | patro10 | 66 | ||