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SS-321 Besugo
United States Navy submarine
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Balao 1943/05/27
Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn.
1944/02/27 1944/06/19 1976/04/16
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Namesake: Besugo is a fish of the porgie family.
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage:


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/07       joinPac  
44/09/26   King2 17/Wogan's Wolfs patro01: off Philippines  
44/10/15   King2 17/Wogan's Wolfs patro01: found 2ndStrFor off Bungo Strait  
44/10/16   King2 17/Wogan's Wolfs patro01: sinking Suzucuki off Toizaki W of Bungo Strait (32-30N, 132-36E)   85 
44/10/24   King2 17/Wogan's Wolfs patro01: damaging corvette #132 S of Ashizuri Saki, Shikoku (30-19N, 132-49E)   85 
44/10/29       patro01: sighted CarDiv4 (Ise, Hijuga) returning from xLeyte   99 
44/11/22       patro: sinking landing ship T-151 W of N tip of Palawan (11-22N, 119-07E)   85 
44/12/2? 45/01     patro: South China Sea - with Hardhead, Blackfin   66 
45/01/06       patro: sinking AO Nichiei M.(10020 BRT) in Gulf of Thailand (06-57N, 102-57E)   82  83  85
45/01/24       patro: damaging/share(Blackfin) AO Sarawak Maru E of Malaya (06-00N, 103-45E)   86 
45/02/02       patro: sinking corv. #144 off Cape Laguan (04-32N, 104-30E)   83 
45/03 45/04     patro: wolfpack with Charr, Gabilan  
45/04/04     wolfpack patro: attacking Isuzu off Paternoster, Flores Sea   85 
45/04/06       patro: sinking AM W-12 in Saeku Strait between Flores Is. and Sumbawa Is. (08-12S, 119-14E)   83  85 
45/04/23       patro: sinking U-183 50 nm NNE of Bawean Is., Java Sea (04-57S, 112-52E)  
45/04/29       patro: sinking guardboat Otome Maru 45 nm NE of Batavia (05-45S, 107-30E)   85 
45/06 45/07/25     patro05:   81 
45/07/25 45/08/29     Fremantle   81 
45/08/29 45/09/26     sail Fremantle > San Diego   81 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1966/03/31 loaned, 1975/11/15 returned,struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 4 Battle Stars, 5 patrols; 2/10970, korv.144,minol.12,U-183
Notice: 1966 sold to Italy > Francesco Morosini