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SS-402 Sea Fox
United States Navy submarine
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Balao 1943/11/02
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
1944/03/28 1944/06/13 1970/12/14
sold
Namesake: "žralok liščí" - A large shark, also called the thresher shark, which frequents the coast of Europe and the Americas
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/08/2?     SubRon28/SubDiv282 joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
44/09/11 44/10/04     P.H.   66 
44/10/04 44/11/24     patro01: Bonins, Volcano Is.   66 
44/10/16 44/10/25     patro01: Volcano Is. - lifeguard duty for Iwojijma strikes   66 
44/10/26       patro01: damaging AK   66 
44/11/08       patro01: sinking AK Keijo Maru (1051 BRT) 170 nm N of Naha, Okinawa (29-05N, 127-40E)   66  85 
44/11/15       patro01: departed for Majuro   66 
44/11/24 44/12/20     Majuro - refit   66 
44/12/20 45/02/05   17.19 patro02: Nansei Shoto   66 
44/12/28     17.19 patro02: departed Saipan after refuel   66 
45/01/01     17.19 patro02: arrived patrol area   66 
45/01/10     17.19 patro02: attacking corv. Nr. 42   66 
45/02/05 45/03/08     refit   66 
45/03/08 45/05/06   Post's Panzers patro03: N part Formosa Strait   81 
45/04/01     Post's Panzers patro03: damaging AK   66 
45/04/17     Post's Panzers patro03: departed patrol area for Saipan > P.H.   66 
45/04/19     Post's Panzers patro03: bow plane malfunction   66 
45/04/26     Post's Panzers patro03: Saipan   66 
45/05/06 45/06/07     P.H. - refit   66 
45/06/07 45/07/29     patro04: lifeguard duty - Marcus Is. and Nanpo Shoto   66 
45/07/29 45/09     P.H. - refit   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1970/12/14 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...):
Notice: sold to Turkey > S-335 Burak Reis