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SS-399 Sea Cat
United States Navy submarine
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Balao 1943/10/30
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
1944/02/21 1944/05/16 1973/05/18
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Namesake: A shortened form of sea catfish, a marine fish of little food value found off the southeastern coast of the United States.
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/09/0?       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
44/09/2? 44/10/28     P.H.   66 
44/10/28 44/12/28?   wolfpack Fennomints patro01: Hainan Is <> Hongkong - report sinking 2 ships   81  66 
44/12/03       patro01: torpedoed (with Searaven) AO Harima Maru from convoy SE of Hainan Is.   85 
44/12/28 45/02/01     Guam - refit   66 
45/02/01 45/03/24     patro02: East China Sea - wolfpack with Razorback, Segundo   66 
45/03/24 45/04/27     Midway - refit   66 
45/04/27 45/06/26     patro03: Yellow Sea - wolfpack with 6 other subs   66 
45/06/26 45/08/06     P.H. - refit   66 
45/08/06 45/08/3?     patro04: Kuriles   66 
45/08/3? 45/09/03?     Sagami Wan   66 
45/09/02       Tokio Bay - surrender ceremony   81 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1949/09/30 > AGSS-399, 1952/01 > SS-399, 1966/12/02 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 3 Battle Stars, 4 patrols
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