SS-403 Atule
United States Navy submarine
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Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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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. | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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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  |