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SS-405 Sea Owl
United States Navy submarine
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Balao 1944/02/07
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
1944/05/07 1944/07/17 1971/06/03
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Namesake: hranáč šedý, moř.zajíc - A lumpfish of the North Atlantic.
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/10/1?       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
44/10/23 44/11/19     P.H.   66 
44/11/19 45/01/15     patro01: East China Sea - wolfpack with Piranha, Sea Poacher   66 
44/12/11       patro01: sinking PC Cha-76 85 nm SSW of Pusan, Korea (33-48N, 128-20E)   66  85 
45/01/15 45/02/1?     Guam - refit   66 
45/02/1? 45/04/21   Bennett's Blazers patro02: off Marshalls   81  66 
45/04/18     Bennett's Blazers patro02: sinking/prob RO-46 off Wake Is. (19-17N, 166-35E)  
45/04/21 45/05/20     Midway - refit   66 
45/05/20 45/07     patro03: Yellow Sea, East China Sea - with Puffer & Tirante   66 
45/06/09       patro03: sinking PF #41 SE of Mokpo, Korea (34-18N, 127-18E)   66  85 
45/06/13       patro03: sinking large schooner - captured 2 POWs   66 
45/07/02       patro03: rescued 6 aviators   66 
45/07/1? 45/09     P.H. - refit   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1969/06/30 > AGSS-405, 1969/11/15 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 5 Battle Stars, 3 patrols; RO-46, korv.41
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