SS-407 Sea Robin
United States Navy submarine
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Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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Balao | 1944/03/01 Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | 1944/05/25 | 1944/08/07 | 1971/06/03
scrap | |
Namesake: "kohout mořský" - A spiny-finned fish having red or brown coloring on its body and fins. The first three rays of the pectoral fin are separate from the others and are used in walking about over the sea bottom. | |||||
TTD differences from class:44/11: 1x127/25,2x40, 45/06: 2x127/25 | |||||
Camouflage: |
WW II combat actions:
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From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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44/10 |   |   |   | joinPac |   |
44/11/20 | 44/11/26 |   |   | P.H. - refit - 2x40 mm added |   81  |
44/11/26 | 45/01/29 |   | wolfpack Lowrance | patro01: South China Sea SE of Hainan |   81  |
44/11/26 |   |   | wolfpack Lowrance | patro01: sail P.H. > Saipan-drills with Guardfish & Sea Dog on the way |   81  |
44/12/22 |   |   | wolfpack Lowrance | patro01: lost men overboard |   81  |
44/12/27 |   |   | wolfpack Lowrance | patro01: contact with AK |   81  |
45/01/02 | 45/01/03 |   | wolfpack Lowrance | patro01: hunting convoy off Tinhosa Is. |   81  |
45/01/06 |   |   | wolfpack Lowrance | patro01: sinking AO Tarakan M./4000 BRT (JANAC denied) from convoy E of Hainan Is. (19-45N, 111-25E) |   81  66  85 |
45/01/13 | 45/01/16 |   | wolfpack Lowrance | patro01: lifeguard |   81  |
45/01/16 | 45/01/29 |   | wolfpack Lowrance | patro01: sail to Fremantle |   81  |
45/01/29 | 45/02/14 |   |   | Fremantle - refit |   81  |
45/02/03 |   |   |   | ?? damaging AP Suiten Maru off Bawean Is. |   85  |
45/02/14 | 45/02/21 |   |   | Fremantle - training |   81  |
45/02/24 | 45/04/29 |   |   | patro02: Java Sea |   81  |
45/03/01 |   |   |   | patro02: sinking cargo Seitkai M. (3405 BRT - JANAC) off Surabaya |   81  83  |
45/03/03 |   |   |   | patro02: sinking AP Suiten Maru off Malang, Java (06-34S, 113-01E) |   66  85  |
45/03/05 |   |   |   | patro02: sinking AK Sabura M.(7167 - JANAC) - convoy E of Bavaen Is |   81  83  85 |
45/03/05 |   |   |   | patro02: sinking PG Manyo M., (2500 & 2000 BRT - JANAC denied) (05-50S, 113-46E) |   81  85  |
45/03/05 |   |   |   | patro02: sinking AN Nagara Maru (05-23S, 114-00E) |   85  |
45/03/15 | 45/03/19 |   |   | patro02: Subic Bay - replenish, rearm |   66  |
45/03/23 |   |   |   | patro02: rescued 341.FS/348.FG pilot off Hainan Is. |   81  66  |
45/03/30 |   |   |   | patro02: attacking 2 DDs |   81  |
45/04/08 |   |   |   | patro02: sinking (guns) sea truck and trawler (700 BRT) |   81  |
45/04/10 |   |   |   | patro02: ordered to P.H. for overhaul |   81  |
45/04/17 | 45/04/18 |   |   | patro02: Saipan - refuel |   81  |
45/04/23 |   |   |   | patro02: shell Wake Is |   81  |
45/04/29 | 45/06/01 |   |   | P.H. - refit - 127/25 cal gun added |   81  |
45/06/01 | 45/06/13 |   |   | sail P.H. > Apra Harbor, Guam |   81  |
45/06/13 | 45/06/13 |   |   | Guam - refit (AS Holland) |   81  |
45/06/16 | 45/08/09 |   |   | patro03: Nanpo Shoto, Yellow Sea |   81  |
45/07/01 |   |   |   | patro03: lifeguard duty - rescued fighter pilot from Iwojima |   81  |
45/07/08 |   |   |   | patro03: sinking PC Cha-85 (500 BRT) off Quelpart Is. (33-50N, 126-42E) |   81  85  |
45/07/10 |   |   |   | patro03: attacking DE, sinking AK Sakishima M. (4000 BRT) N of Quelpart Is. (33-39N, 126-40E) |   81  66  85 |
45/07/21 | 45/07/22 |   |   | patro03: sinking (guns) AK Uma M./500, Koshi M./500 16 nm E of Shinshi Is. (33-45N, 126-25E) |   81  85  |
45/07/31 | 45/08/01 |   |   | patro03: Saipan - refuel (AS Orion) |   81  |
45/08/01 | 45/08/06 |   |   | patro03: sail Saipan > Wake |   81  |
45/08/06 |   |   |   | patro03: lifeguard off Wake, shell Wake |   81  |
45/08/09 | 45/08/15 |   |   | Midway - refit |   81  |