SS-294 Escolar
United States Navy submarine
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Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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Balao | 1942/06/10 William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding, Philadelphia, | 1943/04/18 | 1944/06/02 | 1944/10/17
sunk | |
Namesake: A predatory fish of the open ocean related to the mackerels and funnies. | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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44/08 |   |   |   | joinPac |   |
44/08/?? | 44/09/18 |   |   | P.H. |   82  |
44/09/18 |   | King2 | 17/ Millicanīs Marauders | patro01: Yellow Sea |   82  |
44/09/23 |   | King2 | 17/ Millicanīs Marauders | patro01: departed Midway |   82  |
44/09/30 |   | King2 | 17/ Millicanīs Marauders | patro01: gun duel with patrol |   82  |
44/10/17 |   | King2 | 17/ Millicanīs Marauders | patro01: last message - sail to Tsushima Strait |   82  |
44/10/17 |   | King2 | 17/ Millicanīs Marauders | patro01: sunk(mines)? in Yellow Sea betw. 33-44N, 127-33E and 33-44N, 129-06E |   82  85  |