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SS-403 Atule
United States Navy submarine
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Balao 1943/11/25
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
1944/03/06 1944/06/21 1974/09/30
sold
Namesake: A bluish-olive colored fish growing to two feet in length, found in Atlantic waters from Cape Cod to Brazil, and in Pacific waters from Oregon to Japan and into the South Pacific.
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage:


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/09       joinPac  
44/10/09   King2 17/Clarey's Crushers patro01: Luzon   66 
44/10/24   King2 17/Clarey's Crushers patro01: departed Saipan to Luzon  
44/10/25   King2 17/Clarey's Crushers patro01: sinking P-38 off Cape Engano  
44/11/01   King2 17/Clarey's Crushers patro01: sinking AP Asama M. (16975 BRT - JANAC) 195 nm NW of Cape Bojeador, Luzon (20-09N, 117-38E)   82  83  85
44/11/13   King2 17/Clarey's Crushers patro01: hunting IJN TF   66 
44/11/20   King2 17/Clarey's Crushers patro01: sinking AM W-38 SW Formosa (21-21N, 119-45E)   66 
44/11/25   King2 17/Clarey's Crushers patro01: sinking AK Santos Maru (7266 BRT) off Sabtang Is., Luzon (20-12N, 121-51E)   66  83  85
44/11/27   King2 17/Clarey's Crushers patro01: report sinking AP at anchor betw. Dequey Is. and Ibuhos Is.   66 
44/11/28   King2 17/Clarey's Crushers patro01: departed patrol area   66 
44/12/11 45/01/06     Majuro - refit (AS-15 Bushnell)   66 
45/01/06 45/03/07   Underwood's Urchins patro02: Yellow Sea   66 
45/01/1?     Underwood's Urchins patro02: Saipan - refuel   66 
45/01/24     Underwood's Urchins patro02: sinking AK Taiman Maru #1 (6888 BRT) 155 nm WSW of Inchon, Korea (36-47N, 123-29E)   66  83  85
45/02/2? 45/02/28   Underwood's Urchins patro02: Saipan - refuel   66 
45/02/22     Underwood's Urchins patro02: departed for Saipan   66 
45/03/07 45/04/02     Midway - refit (AS-14 Pelias), training   66 
45/04/02 45/04/11     sail from P.H. to Guam   66 
45/04/11 45/04/12     Guam - refuel   66 
45/04/12 45/05/30     patro03: Bungo Suido   66 
45/05/04       patro03: hunting IJN SS   66 
45/05/30 45/07/03     P.H. - refit (AS-22 Euryale), training   66 
45/07/03 45/08/25     patro04: Nanpo Shoto - lifeguard - wolfpack with Gato, Archerfish   66 
45/08/13       patro04: sinking corvette #6, damaging #16 off Erimo Saki (42-16N, 142-12E),   83  85 
45/08/25 45/08/30     P.H. - refit   66 
45/08/30 45/09     sail from P.H. to Panama > New London   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1969/10/01 > AGSS-403, 1973/08/15 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 4 Battle Stars, 4 patrols; 3/31529, P-38,korv.6,minol.38
Notice: sold to Peru > S-48 Pacocha, sunk after collision with Japanese ship in 1988