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SS-291 Crevalle
United States Navy submarine
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Balao | 1942/11/14 Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | 1943/02/22 | 1943/06/24 | 1971/03
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| Namesake: The yellow mackerel, a food fish, found on both coasts of tropical America, and in the Atlantic as far north as Cape Cod. "Bulldog of the Sea" the crevalle or jack (Caraex Hippos). The narrow bony appendage ahead of the tail gave rise to the nickname "hardtail". Therefore the crew of the Crevalle was known as the "Horrible Hardtails". The yellow | |||||
| TTD differences from class:asts of tropical America, and in the Atlantic as far north as Cape Cod, Mass. This voracious fish is known for its stubborn tactics possessing all the | |||||
| Camouflage: og. | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 43/09/13 | joinPac - Panama Canal | 81 | |||
| 43/09/14 | 43/10/11 | sail Panama Canal > Brisbane | 81 | ||
| 43/09/17 | South Seymour Is, Galapagos Is - refuel | 81 | |||
| 43/09/26 | Pitcairn Is - hydraulic system corrections | 81 | |||
| 43/10/11 | 43/10/20 | Brisbane | 81 | ||
| 43/10/20 | 43/12/07 | patro01: Sulu & South China Sea | 81 66 | ||
| 43/10/27 | patro01: Port Darwin - refuel | 81 | |||
| 43/11/1?? | patro01: attacking CVE off Capones Is | 81 | |||
| 43/11/10 | patro01: attacking convoy (3 cargo, 1 escort) | 81 | |||
| 43/11/15 | patro01: sinking Kyokko M (6783 RT) off San Antonio, Zambales provice, Mindoro (14-53N, 119-56E) | 81 85 | |||
| 43/11/18 | patro01: attacking AKV Akicu Maru 40 nm NW of Subic Bay (15-10N, 119-40E) | 81 85 | |||
| 43/11/2?? | patro01: ??sinking?? cargo | 81 | |||
| 43/11/25 | patro01: meet hospital ship | 81 | |||
| 43/12/07 | 43/12/30 | Fremantle | 81 | ||
| 43/12/30 | 44/02/28 | patro02: South China Sea (sinking 3 ships - 19801) | 81 | ||
| 44/01/07 | patro02: attacking IJN SS (dud torpedo) | 81 | |||
| 44/01/09 | patro02: Makassar Strait - sinking boat | 81 | |||
| 44/01/12 | patro02: transferred men with appendicitis to Cabrilla | 81 | |||
| 44/01/14 | 44/01/15 | patro02: mining mouth of the Saigon river | 81 | ||
| 44/01/26 | patro02: sinking PG Busho M. (2552 BRT) 175 nm SE of Cape St. Jacques (08-30N, 109-10E) | 81 85 | |||
| 44/02/11 | patro02: sinking (guns) tug | 81 | |||
| 44/02/15 | patro02: sinking ship from 7 ship convoy > no torpedoes - sail home | 81 | |||
| 44/02/28 | 44/04/04 | Fremantle - refit | 81 | ||
| 44/04/04 | 44/05/28 | patro03: South China Sea - sinking 2 ships(17777BRT) off Philippines | 81 | ||
| 44/04/15 | patro03: sighting patrol craft - attack avoided | 81 | |||
| 44/04/25 | patro03: sinking Kashiwa M.(976) in approaches to Balabo Strait, Brunei (07-11N, 116-46E) | 81 85 | |||
| 44/04/26 | 44/04/27 | patro03: hunting 6 ship convoy - heavy enemy ASW actions | 81 | ||
| 44/05/06 | patro03: sinking AO Nisshin M.(16800 BRT) from convoy 40 nm W of Kalutan Is. (07-19N, 116-52E) | 81 83 85 | |||
| 44/05/11 | patro03: evacuate 41 refugees from Negros Is (23 adults, 18 children) | 81 | |||
| 44/05/14 | patro03: attacked(planes), attacking convoy, damaged (depth) off N Celebes | 81 85 | |||
| 44/05/19 | patro03: arrived Port Darwin | 81 | |||
| 44/05/25 | patro03: helping Angler with ill crew | 66 81 | |||
| 44/05/28 | 44/06/21 | Fremantle - refit (AS-18 Orion) | 81 | ||
| 44/06/21 | 44/08/09 | Whitaker's Wolves | patro04: South China Sea - wolfpack with Flasher & Angler | 66 81 | |
| 44/06/29 | Whitaker's Wolves | patro04: cleared Lomboc Strait - sinking sampan | 81 | ||
| 44/07/20 | Whitaker's Wolves | patro04: South China Sea - sail to Luzon | 81 | ||
| 44/07/25 | Whitaker's Wolves | patro04: sinking/share(Flasher) AK Tozan M. (8666 BRT) 140 nm WNW of Vigan, Luzon (18-24N, 118-02E) | 81 | ||
| 44/07/25 | Whitaker's Wolves | patro04: sinking AK Aki Maru (11409 BRT) 145 nm WNW of Vigan, Luzon (18-26N, 118-02E) | 81 85 | ||
| 44/07/28 | Whitaker's Wolves | patro04: sinking AK Hakubasan Maru (6650 BRT) 15 nm W of Cape Bolinao, Luzon (16-23N, 119-40E) | 81 85 | ||
| 44/08/09 | 44/09/01 | Fremantle - refit | 81 | ||
| 44/09/01 | 44/09/15 | patro05: Fremantle > Flores Sea | 81 | ||
| 44/09/11 | patro05: off Makassar City - accident while surfacing >sail for Darwin | 81 | |||
| 44/09/15 | Darwin - emergency repairs | 81 | |||
| 44/09/22 | 44/10/22 | Fremantle - repairs, refit (AS-22 Euryale) | 81 | ||
| 44/10/22 | 44/11/06 | sail Femantle > P.H. | 81 | ||
| 44/11/06 | 44/11/11 | P.H. | 81 | ||
| 44/11/11 | 44/11/18 | sail P.H. > Mare Island | 81 | ||
| 44/11/18 | 45/02/14 | MINY - overhaul, repairs | 81 | ||
| 45/02/14 | 45/03/13 | California, P.H. - training | 81 | ||
| 45/03/13 | 45/03/25 | sail P.H. > Guam | 81 | ||
| 45/03/25 | 45/03/28 | Guam area - trainings | 81 | ||
| 45/03/28 | 45/05/03 | patro06: along East China coast - lifeguard duty | 81 66 | ||
| 45/04/06 | 45/04/08 | patro06: attempt to intercept Jamato force, search for survivors | 81 | ||
| 45/04/09 | patro06: off Fukao Shima - attacking trawler escorted by PC | 81 | |||
| 45/04/10 | patro06: damaging escort Ikuna SW of Iki is. (33-38N, 129-13E) | 81 85 | |||
| 45/04/11 | patro06: attacking 2 patrols | 81 | |||
| 45/04/16 | patro06: sinking picket boat | 81 | |||
| 45/04/23 | 45/04/26 | patro06: charting minefields in Tsushima Strait | 81 | ||
| 45/05/03 | 45/05/27 | Guam - refit (AS-19 Proteus) | 81 | ||
| 45/05/27 | 45/07/05 | Barney | 17.21/Hydeman´s Hepcats | patro07: Guam - sail to Japan | 81 |
| 45/06/04 | Barney | 17.21/Hydeman´s Hepcats | patro07: entered Japan Sea | 81 | |
| 45/06/09 | Barney | 17.21/Hydeman´s Hepcats | patro07: sinking AK Hokuto Maru (2215 BRT) W of Tsugaru Strait (40-54N, 139-48E) | 81 85 | |
| 45/06/10 | Barney | 17.21/Hydeman´s Hepcats | patro07: sinking AK Daiki Maru (2217 BRT) in W approaches to Tsugaru Strait (40-44N, 139-48E) | 81 85 | |
| 45/06/11 | Barney | 17.21/Hydeman´s Hepcats | patro07: sinking PG Hakusan Maru #5 off Henashi Zaki, Honshu (40-43N, 139-51E) | 85 | |
| 45/06/13 | Barney | 17.21/Hydeman´s Hepcats | patro07: sinking (guns) 2 cargo luggers | 81 | |
| 45/06/14 | Barney | 17.21/Hydeman´s Hepcats | patro07: attacking 2 DDs | 81 | |
| 45/06/22 | Barney | 17.21/Hydeman´s Hepcats | patro07: damaging DE Kasado 25 nm WNW of Kamui-misaki, Hokkaido (43-23N, 139-47E) | ||
| 45/06/24 | Barney | 17.21/Hydeman´s Hepcats | patro07: La Perouse Strait - sail to Guam | 81 | |
| 45/07/05 | 45/08/11 | P.H. - refit | 81 | ||
| 45/08/?? | 45/09/01 | Saipan | 81 | ||
| 45/08/11 | 45/08/?? | sail P.H. > Saipan | 81 | ||
| 45/09/01 | 45/09/10 | sail Saipan > P.H. | 81 | ||