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SS-309 Aspro
United States Navy submarine
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Balao 1942/12/27
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
1943/04/07 1943/07/31 1962/11/16
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/09/17 43/10/18     sail from Portsmouth to P.H.   66 
43/10       joinPac  
43/10/18 43/11/24     P.H. - training, preparations for 1st patrol   66 
43/11/24 44/01/01     patro01: Formosa & Sakishima Gunto area   66 
43/11/28       patro01: Midway - refuel   66 
43/12/15       patro01: damaging AO from convoy (oiler, two frigates, two escorts)   66 
43/12/18       patro01: damaging AOs Sarawak M., Tenei M from convoy 200 nm SW of Okinawa (24-10N, 124-40E)   66  85 
43/12/18       patro01: attacked by Shiokaze   85 
44/01/01 44/01/15     Midway - refit   66 
44/01/15 44/01/??     sail from Midway to P.H.  
44/01/2? 44/02/03     P.H. - training   66 
44/02/03 44/03/28     patro02: N of Truk   66 
44/02/15       patro02: sinking I-43 280 nm ESE of Guam (12-42N, 149-17E)   85 
44/02/17       patro02: attacked by depth charges   66 
44/03/04       patro02: damaging freighter   66 
44/03/28 44/04/22     P.H.   66 
44/04/22 44/06/16     patro03: Palau area   66 
44/05/14       patro03: sinking AK Jokuja M. (6440 BRT) from convoy Mandat Is. (10-10N, 131-25E)   66  83 
44/05/14       patro03: sinking/share (Bowfin) AK Bisan Maru from convoy 90 nm NW of Palau (08-55N, 133-42E)   85 
44/05/15       patro03: sinking AP Jokuja Maru from convoy 175 nm NW of Palau (10-10N, 131-48E)   66  85 
44/06/16 44/07/09     Fremantle - refit   66 
44/07/09 44/08/18     patro04: South China Sea   66 
44/07/16       patro04: Port Darwin - refuel   66 
44/07/19       patro04: sinking ship from convoy (4 ships, 5 escorts)   66 
44/07/20       patro04: attacking convoy (3 ships)   66 
44/07/28       patro04: sinking anchored PG Peking Maru (2288 BRT) off Vigan, Luzon (17-33N, 120-21E)   66  83  85
44/08/06       patro04: damaging freighter   66 
44/08/07       patro04: disabling large freighter from convoy (12 ships)   66 
44/08/18 44/09/10     Fremantle   66 
44/09/10 44/10/14     patro05: South China Sea - wolfpack with Hoe & Cabrilla   66 
44/09/30       patro05: disabling freighter from convoy(7 ships,4 escorts)N of Luzon   66 
44/10/02       patro05: sinking AO Azuchisan M. (6888 BRT) from convoy 9 nm SW of Cape Bojeador (18-25N, 120-32E)   66  83  85
44/10/05?       patro05: randevoused into wolfpack with Hoe and Cabrilla   66 
44/10/07       patro05: sinking AK Macassar M. (4026 BRT) convoy (17-54N, 119-57)   66  83 
44/10/14 44/10/25     sail Saipan > P.H.   66 
44/10/25 44/11/21     P.H. - refit   66 
44/11/21 45/02/11     patro06: sail to Saipan   66 
44/11/28       patro06: damage - Nr.1 main generator failure > retreat to P.H.   66 
44/12/06 44/12/13     patro06: P.H. - repairs   66 
44/12/13       patro06: P.H. - again to patrol - lifeguard of Formosa - rescued 4 men   66 
45/01/02       patro06: damaging landing ship Shinshu Maru 55nm SW of Takao, Formosa (22-42N, 119-14E)   85 
45/01/03 45/01/10     patro06: lifeguard off Formosa - sinking damaged AO   66 
45/01/06       patro06: attacking 2 small freighters   66 
45/02/11 45/02/20     sail from P.H. to Hunters Point Naval Shipyard   66 
45/02/20 45/05/31     Hunters Point Naval Shipyard - overhaul, refit   66 
45/06/ ? 45/06/25     P.H.   66 
45/06/25 45/08/13     patro07: S of Japan   66 
45/07/08       patro07: lifeguard of Japan   66 
45/07/1?       patro07: transerred rescued pilots to Runner II   66 
45/07/25       patro07: sinking tug boat   66 
45/08/05       patro07: rescued pilot deep in Sagami Wan   66  85 
45/08/13 45/09/01     Midway - refit   66 
45/09/01 45/09/11     sail from Midway to San Francisco   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1962/09/07 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 7 Battle Stars, 7 patrols; 4/19642, I-43
Notice: sunk by SS-486 Pomodon