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SS-307 Tilefish
United States Navy submarine
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Balao 1943/03/10
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, Cal.
1943/10/25 1943/12/28 1960/05
sold
Namesake: A large, yellow-spotted deepwater food fish.
TTD differences from class:44: 1x102/50, 2x20, Ms 9
Camouflage:


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/01/05 44/03/05     MINY - fitting out   88 
44/04 44/04/03     P.H.   81 
44/04/03 44/05/29     patro01: E of Honshu   81 
44/05/11       patro01: damaging passenger-cargo from convoy   81 
44/05/19 44/05/20     patro01: N of Marianas   81 
44/05/29 44/06/22     Majuro - refit (AS-15 Bushnell)   81 
44/06/22 44/08/15   17.3/Wilkin's Wildcats/GF patro02:Luzon Strait   81 
44/07/18     17.3/Wilkin's Wildcats/GF patro02: attacking convoy (with Rock) - torpedoes corvette #17   81  85 
44/08/11?     17.3/Wilkin's Wildcats/GF patro02: Midway - refuel   81 
44/08/15 44/09/10     P.H. - refit   81 
44/09/10 44/10/24     patro03: Sea of Okhotsk and Kuriles   81 
44/09/23       patro03: sinking (guns) small trawler   81 
44/10/0?       patro03: sinking 2 small cargos off Hitokappu   81 
44/10/16       patro03: sinking guardboat Kjowa Maru #2 5 nm N of Matsuwa Jima (48-07N, 153-04E)   85 
44/10/17       patro03: blew out the stern of a vessel grounded W of Shimushiru Is   81 
44/10/24 44/11/15     Midway - refit   81 
44/11/15 45/01/02     patro04: Kuriles   81 
44/11/25       patro04: start patrol off Shimushiru   81 
44/12/16       patro04: start lifeguard duty off Najima Saki   81 
44/12/22       patro04: sinking Cidori 10 nm WSW of Omaezaki, Honshu (34-33N, 138-02E)   81  85 
45/01/02 45/01/31     P.H. - refit (AS-18 Orion)   81 
45/01/31 45/02/10     patro05: sail P.H. > Saipan   81 
45/01/31 45/04     patro05: wolfpack with Thresher, Shad, Peto - Nansei Shoto   81 
45/02/10       patro05: sail to assigned area N of Luzon   81 
45/02/13       patro05: lifeguard off Amami Shima -sinking 90 ton cargo   81 
45/03/01       patro05: rescued pilot from CV Hancock   81 
45/03/04       patro05: sinking fishing trawler Shiko Maru off Setsuko Saki (28-15N, 129-08E)   81  85 
45/03/05       patro05: sinking AM W-15 off Akusekishima (29-36N, 129-45E)   81  85 
45/03/10 45/03/19     patro05: lifeguard off Nagoja   81 
45/03/19 45/03/22     patro05: Tokio Bay approaches   81 
45/03/22       patro05: sail to Midway > P.H. > Mare Island for overhaul   81 
45/04 45/07     MINY - overhaul   81 
45/07/11 45/07/2?     P.H.   81 
45/07/2? 45/08/??     sail P.H. > Midway > Saipan   81 
45/08/15       patro06: lifeguard off Rjukjus  

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1960/12/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 5 Battle Stars, 6 patrols 5 Battle Stars, 6 patrols; 5/20000, Cidori, AM Nr.15
Notice: sold to Venezuela > Carite