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SS-320 Bergall
United States Navy submarine
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Balao 1943/05/13
Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn.
1944/02/16 1944/06/12 1973/02/15
sold
Namesake: Bergall is a small fish of the New England coast.
TTD differences from class:2x127/25, 2x40
Camouflage:


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/07/24     SubRon26/SubDiv262/DF joinPac  
44/07/28 44/08/13     sail from Panama to P.H.   122 
44/08/13 44/09/08     P.H.   81 
44/09/08 44/11/08     patro01: Indochina coast, Cape Varella   81  122 
44/09/19 44/09/20     patro01: Tanapag Harbor, Saipan   122 
44/09/23       patro01: depth charged by aircraft   122 
44/10/03       patro01: attacking (guns) small AK - enemy plane forced to submerge   122 
44/10/09       patro01: sinking AK (700 BRT) (JANAC denied)   66 
44/10/13       patro01: sinking AK Shinshu M.(4182 BRT - JANAC) off Cam Ranh (11-52N, 109-20E)   66  83  85
44/10/24     17? patro01: ordered to patrol Balabac Strait between Borneo and Palawan   122 
44/10/27       patro01: sinking AO Nichiho M.(10528 BRT) and Itsukushima M. W of Balabac Strait (07-09N, 116-40E)   66  85  122
44/11/01       patro01: passed Karimata Strait  
44/11/02       patro01: sinking small boat S of Borneo   122 
44/11/08 44/12/02     Fremantle - refit - drydock ARD-10   122 
44/12/02 44/12/23   71.1 patro02: Malayan and Indochina coast   81  99 
44/12/05     71.1 patro02: Exmouth Bay - refuel   99 
44/12/08     71.1 patro02: transited Lombok Strait   122 
44/12/10 44/12/11     patro02: transited Karimate Strait   122 
44/12/13     71.1 patro02: damaging Mjoko 240 nm NE of Kota Bharu, Malaya (08-09N, 105-40E)   66  85 
44/12/13     71.1 patro02: disabled by Mjoko and Ushio (unable to dive) > terminate patrol   66  85  122
44/12/15 44/12/20   71.1 patro02: towed by Angler to Exmouth Gulf   66 
44/12/20 45/01/19     Exmouth Bay and Fremantle - repairs, refit   122 
45/01/19 45/02/17     patro03: Lombok Strait, then Franch Indochina   81  122 
45/01/26       patro03: arrived patrol area - commenced lifeguard duty   122 
45/01/27       patro03: sinking AM W-102 in Lombok Strait (08-37S, 111-39E)   66  85 
45/01/29       patro03: attacking patrol   122 
45/01/30       patro03: damaging store ship Arasaki (08-26S, 115-40E)   85 
45/02/07       patro03: sinking PF #53, damaging AO Toho Maru off Cam Ranh Bay (12-04N, 109-22E)   81  85 
45/02/12       patro03: ordered to form pack with Guitarro and Blower - rendezvoused Gutarro   122 
45/02/13       patro03: rendezvoused Blower - attacking Ise or Hijuga off Cape Batagan, French Indochina   122  99
45/02/14 45/02/17     patro03: sail from Indochina to Subic Bay   122 
45/02/17 45/03/0?     Subic Bay - refit (AS-13 Griffin)   122 
45/03/0 ? 45/04/17     patro04: French Indochina,   122 
45/03/07 45/03/15     patro04: Cape Varella - lifeguard duty   122 
45/04/08 45/04/14     patro04: off Java   122 
45/04/14 45/04/17     patro04: sail from Java to Fremantle   122 
45/04/17 45/05/12     Fremantle - refit - surface search radar, 1x40 and 1x20 mm guns added   122 
45/05/12 45/06/17     patro05: Gulf of Siam   81  122 
45/05/18       patro05: Lombok Strait - disabled small AK - forced to dive by aircraft   122 
45/05/2?       patro05: off French Indochina (with Bullhead, Hawkbill, Kraken and Cobia)   122 
45/05/30       patro05: sinking (guns) all 5 barges and 2 tugs from convoy   122 
45/06/13       patro05: disable(mine) off Ban Nong Hin, Gulf of Siam (11-45N, 99-50E) > terminate patrol   81  85 
45/06/17 45/06/20     Subic Bay, Luzon - emergency repairs   81 
45/06/20 45/06/28     sail from Subic Bay to Guam, en route redirected to Saipan   122 
45/06/29 45/07/08     sail from Saipan to P.H.   122 
45/07/27 45/08/04     sail from P.H. to Panama > Portsmouth   81  122 
45/07/27       leftPac - Panama Canal   122 
45/08/04 45/12     Portsmouth Naval Shipyard - repairs   81 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1958/10/18 decomm. & loaned
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 4 Battle Stars, 5 patrols, PUC, NUC; 2/14710, korv.53,minol.102
Notice: 1958-1973 loaned to Turkey, 1973 sold to Turkey for parts > Torgutreis, redesignated as a "charging boat", April 2000 sold for scrap